I thought I would just post something interesting that I've been observing. There are two varieties of False Solomon's Seal. (I hate it when they do that in naming flowers--if it's "false," what is it really?)
The primary one still blooming at Lone Pine looks like this:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggPR4D7m7iM1iFmqpsgWun6W60Na7uGoA5GDDn5jM0LArjAo4ofm4E2NEbSZXBZnT8zZWcXhfK2PfxgJOSLB4eOmcNZAjwBNwcQH02QzQngEJSG6o3w_jgakZtVaDiKPVSBviMJkZSRxI/s400/040.JPG) |
Smilacina racemosa |
I want to revisit this one again later this summer, when it forms a cluster of berries. There is another form called Starry False Solomon's Seal that you may come across elsewhere; Lynn and I saw a lot of it in West Glacier.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifnqDTJrxD6KZq3HMQBn_SWVqsFm9yRNsxyb9-IRVtPvrTmo_kZGc5Ll95idv5dFbbF0Ye6JV7Vk4ginCIB6z71Y_1U3ADOIi9QlNcq17wk4ssdVbWGcuARfJnuwvJy0dlJDIx02lCBNY/s400/026.JPG) |
Smilacina stellata |
I guess there is a "true" Solomon's Seal Lily that grows in the eastern US. Just a little FYI.
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