Maianthemum racemosum subsp. racemosum

IllustratedEndemic
Synonyms: Vagnera australis Rydberg Vagnera retusa Rafinesque
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 209. Mentioned on page 206.

Stems arching. Leaves petiolate; blade base tapered; apex of third leaf below inflorescence caudate, 12–25 mm; petiole 2–6 mm.


Phenology: Flowering mid spring; fruiting early summer–autumn.
Habitat: Deciduous woodlands, persisting along shaded roadsides and urban and suburban wooded tracts
Elevation: 0–800 m

Distribution

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Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), N.S., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Ala., Ark., Conn., Del., D.C., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., Nebr., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., N.Dak., Ohio, Okla., Pa., R.I., S.C., S.Dak., Tenn., Tex., Vt., Va., W.Va., Wis.

Discussion

Subspecies racemosum is distinguished from subsp. amplexicaule by its erect habit, clasping leaves, and short-acute leaf apex; these differences can be seen in the two color photographs in H. W. Rickett ([1966–1973], vol. 1(1), plate 6; vol. 5(1), plate 8).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
James V. LaFrankie +
(Linnaeus) Link +
Convallaria racemosa +
Man. +, N.B. +, Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.) +, N.S. +, Ont. +, P.E.I. +, Que. +, Ala. +, Ark. +, Conn. +, Del. +, D.C. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Kans. +, Ky. +, La. +, Maine +, Md. +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Miss. +, Mo. +, Nebr. +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, N.Dak. +, Ohio +, Okla. +, Pa. +, R.I. +, S.C. +, S.Dak. +, Tenn. +, Tex. +, Vt. +, Va. +, W.Va. +  and Wis. +
0–800 m +
Deciduous woodlands, persisting along shaded roadsides and urban and suburban wooded tracts +
Flowering mid spring +  and fruiting early summer–autumn. +
Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. +
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
Vagnera australis +  and Vagnera retusa +
Maianthemum racemosum subsp. racemosum +
Maianthemum racemosum +
subspecies +