Canada Mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
Other names: Canadian may-lily, Canada mayflower, false lily-of-the-valley, Canadian lily-of-the-valley, wild lily-of-the-valley, Two-leaved Solomonseal
Family: Ruscaceae (Butcher’s Broom Family)
Range: From the Yukon and British Columbia east to Newfoundland and south to Nebraska and Pennsylvania, and also in the Appalachian Mountains to northern Georgia.
Native: Native
Native Habitat: Forest understory plant
Bloom Time: May, June
Notes:
Seed is produced infrequently and most plants in a location are vegetative clones, the plants spreading by their rhizomes, which are shallow, trailing, and white.
Maianthemum means May blossom, and refers to the bloom time.
Locations in Photos
- Androscoggin Riverlands State Park, Turner, ME
- Coastal Maine Botanical Garden, Boothbay, ME
- Crescent Beach State Park, Cape Elizabeth, ME
- Cutler Coast Public Land, Cutler, ME
- Donnell Pond, Franklin, ME
- Fort McClary State Historic Site, Kittery, ME
- Grafton Notch State Park, Newry, ME
- Robert P. Tristram Coffin Wild Flower Reservation, Woolwich, ME
- Saco Heath Preserve, Saco, ME
3/15/23 Updated to current WordPress format. 7/9/26 Updated photos and format.