Star-flowered Lily-of-the-valley

Maianthemum stellatum (star-flowered, starry, or little false Solomon's seal, or simply false Solomon's seal; star-flowered lily-of-the-valley^[3] or starry false lily of the valley;^[4] syn. Smilacina stellata) is a species of flowering plant, native across North America. It has been found in northern Mexico, every Canadian province and territory except Nunavut, and every US state except Hawaii and the states of the Southeast.^[5] It has little white buds in the spring, followed by delicate starry flowers, then green-and-black striped berries, and finally deep red berries in the fall.^[6]

Maianthemum stellatum is a perennial plant that grows to 25–50 centimeters in height. Its erect stem will have eight to eleven leaves and sprout from sympodially branching branching rhizomes, often forming dense patches. They are 15–60 cm long with a width of just 3–4.5 millimeters and covered in scattered roots.^[7]