Saturday, June 8, 2013

False Solomon's Seal

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:
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.
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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