Friday, May 27, 2011

False Lilly of the Valley



Maianthemum dilatatum

The false lily of the valley grows mainly in temperate rainforests they can be found from Alsaka to California. They are the main ground cover under Sitka spruce. As one can probably guess the false lilly of the valley gets its name because of its likeness to the lilly of the valley some other names for it is the snakeberry. The False Lilly of the Valley is very common in temperate rainforests it love the moist shade. The False Lilly of the Valley produces small white flowers that grow straight up and red berries. The leaves are tear dropped shape. Generally its only predators are snails, slugs and oblivious students stepping all over them.

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