Common Name: False Solomon's Seal, Solomon's Plume, Solomon's ZigZag, and False Spikenard
Scientific Name: Smilacina racemosa
Family: Liliaceae
Pierson Falls Road
Polk County, North Carolina
May 9, 2002
The leaves of this native perennial are 2 - 3 or more inches wide and the flower cluster or inflorescence 4 or more inches long. The stem is conspicuously angled in a zigzag fashion from one set of leaves to the next. These plants are scattered in deciduous woodlands of eastern North America and are found throughout the state except on the outer coastal plain. April - June [Justice, William S. and Bell, C. Ritchie, Wild Flowers of North Carolina. University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, 1968]
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Alphabetical Listings -- A B C D, E F G H I, J, K L M N, O P Q, R S T U, V W X, Y, Z
Family Listings -- A B C D, E F G H I, J, K L M N, O P Q, R S T U, V W X, Y, Z
Genus Listings -- A B C D, E F G H I, J, K L M N, O P Q, R S T U, V W X, Y, Z