Your search found 20 image(s) of Solomon's Plume, Solomon's Seal, Twisted Stalk, and two Bellworts.
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False Solomon's Seal, Eastern Solomon's Plume
Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum
Look for it in forests
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Leaf veins are more deeply impressed than those of Polygonatum. — Patrick McMillan
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On the left Solomon's Seal; on the right, False Solomon's Seal.
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Numerous flowers in a dense terminal panicle 2-6" long, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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Just before maturity the berry is green finely dotted with red, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Look for it in moist forests at high elevations
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Leaves alternate in 2 rows, sessile, with prominent parallel veins, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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Leaf margins fringed with short hairs, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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Flowers bell-shaped, hanging singly from a short pedicel beneath the axils, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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Flowers rose or purplish, tepals 3/8" long with recurved tips, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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Fruits are ellipsoid red berries, 0.4" across, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
Solomon's Seal, Hairy Solomon's Seal
Polygonatum pubescens
Look for it in moist forests, esp cove forests
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Leaves pubescent on the veins beneath, per Weakley's Flora.
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Berry blue-black, globose, 7-9mm in diameter, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Solomon's Seal, Smooth Solomon's Seal
Polygonatum biflorum +
Look for it . Depending on variety, it can be found in moist to dry forests and/or on roadbanks
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Leaves smooth and glaucous beneath, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
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Flowers 12-21mm long, per Weakley's Flora.
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Berry blue-black, globose, 8-12mm in diameter, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Mountain Bellwort, Appalachian Bellwort, Carolina Bellwort, Coastal Bellwort
Uvularia puberula
Look for it in dry to moist upland, acidic forests, up to at least 1500m
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1-3 light yellow flowers, 3/4-1" long; styles separate for half their length, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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Capsule broadly ellipsoid, tapered to both ends, winged on the angles, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Similar to U. sessifolia, but leaves green and shining on both sides, per Newcomb's Wildflower Guide.
Wild-oats, Sessile-leaf Bellwort, Straw-lily
Uvularia sessilifolia
Look for it in moist hardwood forests, on slopes and mainly in bottomlands
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One flower per stem, pedicels bractless, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Similar to U. puberula, but with smooth upper stems and whitish leaves, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.