Asparagaceae FAMILY

Maianthemum canadense

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Maianthemum canadense is an erect, herbaceous perennial plant forming a dense clump of unbranched stems from a much-branched rhizomatous rootstock; the plant can grow 10 - 25cm tall[ 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental in gardens, where it can be used as a ground cover.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeN. America - southeastern Yukon and southern Northwest Territory to Newfoundland, south to southern British Colombia, South Dakota and North Carolina

HabitatDeciduous and coniferous forests, persisting in forest remnants and parks; at elevations up to 1,800 metres[ 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. ]. Woods and recent clearings, often to the sub-alpine zone[ 43 Title Gray's Manual of Botany.Eighth Edition Publication Author Fernald. M. L. Publisher American Book Co.; New York Year 1950 ISBN 0442222505 Description A bit dated but a good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America. ], in humus-rich slightly acid soils[ 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. ].