Asparagaceae FAMILY

Maianthemum dilatatum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Maianthemum dilatatum is an erect, herbaceous perennial plant producing a tight clump of unbranched stems 20 - 45cm tall from a rhizomatous rootstockthat can grow up to 0.20 metres tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeWestern N. America - Alaska and Yukon, south through Oregon and Idaho to California; E. Asia - Mongolia, Russian Far East, Japan, Korea

HabitatShaded or moist streambanks and open to dense coniferous and broadleaved woods if they are moist, especially favouring woodland margins, growing in humus-rich slightly acid soils; at elevations up to 1,000 metres[ 60 Title Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest. Publication Author Hitchcock. C. L. Publisher University of Washington Press Year 1955 ISBN - Description A standard flora for Western N. America with lots of information on habitat etc. Five large volumes, it is not for the casual reader. , 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. , 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].