Maianthemum racemosum subsp. racemosum

IllustratedEndemic
Synonyms: Vagnera australis Rydberg Vagnera retusa Rafinesque
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 209. Mentioned on page 206.

Stems arching. Leaves petiolate; blade base tapered; apex of third leaf below inflorescence caudate, 12–25 mm; petiole 2–6 mm.


Phenology: Flowering mid spring; fruiting early summer–autumn.
Habitat: Deciduous woodlands, persisting along shaded roadsides and urban and suburban wooded tracts
Elevation: 0–800 m

Distribution

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Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), N.S., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Ala., Ark., Conn., Del., D.C., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., Nebr., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., N.Dak., Ohio, Okla., Pa., R.I., S.C., S.Dak., Tenn., Tex., Vt., Va., W.Va., Wis.

Discussion

Subspecies racemosum is distinguished from subsp. amplexicaule by its erect habit, clasping leaves, and short-acute leaf apex; these differences can be seen in the two color photographs in H. W. Rickett ([1966–1973], vol. 1(1), plate 6; vol. 5(1), plate 8).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"thicker" is not a number."dm" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.

144 +, 72 +  and 36 +
versatile +  and dorsifixed +
cordate +  and linear +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
caudate +  and acute +
James V. LaFrankie +
(Linnaeus) Link +
whorled +, opposite +  and alternate +
tapered +  and rounded +
Convallaria racemosa +
translucent red +, copper spots +  and green +
3-lobed +  and globose +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
reticulate-veined +  and parallel-veined +
9 cm90 mm <br />0.09 m <br /> (17 cm170 mm <br />0.17 m <br />) +
pubescent +  and glabrous +
elliptic +  and ovate +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
sheathing +  and involucrate +
1;several +
pyramidal +
tunicate +  and scaly +
short-petiolate +  and clasping +
Man. +, N.B. +, Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.) +, N.S. +, Ont. +, P.E.I. +, Que. +, Ala. +, Ark. +, Conn. +, Del. +, D.C. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Kans. +, Ky. +, La. +, Maine +, Md. +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Miss. +, Mo. +, Nebr. +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, N.Dak. +, Ohio +, Okla. +, Pa. +, R.I. +, S.C. +, S.Dak. +, Tenn. +, Tex. +, Vt. +, Va. +, W.Va. +  and Wis. +
0–800 m +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (?) +
connate-coroniform +  and dilated +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
bright red;mottled +
indehiscent +, septicidal +  and loculicidal +
membranaceous +  and leathery +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
Deciduous woodlands, persisting along shaded roadsides and urban and suburban wooded tracts +
persistent +
entire +, denticulate +, undulate +  and flat +
2-3-carpellate +
globose +
many;several +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (?) +
zygomorphic +  and actinomorphic +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Flowering mid spring +  and fruiting early summer–autumn. +
Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. +
cylindrical +
wind-distributed +
1 +  and 4 +
globose +
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
adnate +  and free +
staminodial +
3 +, 4 +  and 6 +
7mm;9mm +
1 +  and several +
2-3-lobed +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (?) +
3 +  and 1 +
0.01 cm0.1 mm <br />1.0e-4 m <br /> (0.03 cm0.3 mm <br />3.0e-4 m <br />) +
Vagnera australis +  and Vagnera retusa +
Maianthemum racemosum subsp. racemosum +
Maianthemum racemosum +
subspecies +
distinct +
0.5mm;1mm +
inconspicuous +
triangular +  and ovate +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
sepaloid +  and petaloid +
narrower +
30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br /> (40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br />) +
multiplied +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br />) +
caulescent +  and scapose +
3 +  and 2 +