Maianthemum stellatum

Classification	Monocots
Family	Ruscaceae
Family (Traditional)	Liliaceae
Genus	Maianthemum
Species:	Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link
Common Name	Starry False Lily Of The Valley
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Dorsifixed; Base Flower Color: White; Carpel Number/Pistil: 3; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Berry; Fruit Wet/Dry: Wet; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Inflorescence Types: raceme; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: No; Petal Number: 3; Pistil Complexity: Compound; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Axillary; Sepal Fusion: No; Sepal Number: 3; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 6; Tepal Fusion: No; Tepal Number: 6
C value	10
Status	Native; AGCP (FACU), EMP (FACW) (NWPL); TN[S1] KY[S1] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Convallaria stellata	Convallaria stellata L.
Smilacina liliacea	Smilacina liliacea (Greene) Wynd
Smilacina sessilifolia	Smilacina sessilifolia Nutt. ex Baker
Smilacina stellata	Smilacina stellata (L.) Desf.
Smilacina stellata var. crassa	Smilacina stellata var. crassa Victorin
Smilacina stellata var. mollis	Smilacina stellata var. mollis Farw.
Smilacina stellata var. sessilifolia	Smilacina stellata var. sessilifolia (Nutt. ex Baker) G. Henderson
Smilacina stellata var. stellata	Smilacina stellata var. stellata (I.) Desf.
Smilacina stellata var. sylvatica	Smilacina stellata var. sylvatica Victorin & Rouss.
Vagnera liliacea	Vagnera liliacea (Greene) Rydb.
Vagnera sessilifolia	Vagnera sessilifolia (Nutt. ex Baker) Greene
Vagnera stellata	Vagnera stellata (L.) Morong
Vagnera stellata var. mollis	Vagnera stellata var. mollis Farw.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Elliott (KY), Lewis (KY), McLean (KY), Hickman (TN), Pickett (TN), Sullivan (TN), White (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, HTTU, KNK, MTSU, SWMT, TENN

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1983 - 1983

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31973000009285	Lewis	Kentucky			KNK Maianthemum stellatum
HTTU002235	White	Tennessee			HTTU Smilacina stellata
HTTU002309	Hickman	Tennessee			HTTU Smilacina stellata
BEREA008455	Lewis	Kentucky			BEREA Maianthemum stellatum
APSC0089033	Lewis	Kentucky			APSC Maianthemum stellatum
MTSU018626	Wilson	Tennessee	30 Mar 1983	Sandy Belk 37	MTSU Smilacina stellata
SWMT00379		Tennessee		John H. Davis	SWMT Smilacina stellata
TENN-V-0067623	Sullivan	Tennessee			TENN Smilacina stellata
TENN-V-0067621	Pickett	Tennessee			TENN Smilacina stellata
TENN-V-0067622	Pickett	Tennessee			TENN Smilacina stellata
HTTU002308		Tennessee			HTTU Smilacina stellata
31234100750239	McLean	Kentucky		Richard H. Hannan	EKY Maianthemum stellatum
31234100042967	Elliott	Kentucky		M. Greene	EKY Maianthemum stellatum
31234100733862	Lewis	Kentucky			EKY Maianthemum stellatum

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Maianthemum stellatum

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