Flora of East-Central Indiana

Lily of the Valley
Scientific Name Convallaria majalis  L.
Family Name Liliaceae (Lily Family)

 

Characteristics
Habitat: moist woods, open areas
Plant Height: to 20 cm, erect stem
Flower Color: white
Flower: perfect; 6 parted; nodding; fragrant; stamens 6 borne at base of perianth tube; superior ovary glabrous with 3 carpels
Inflorescence: loose raceme; pedicles to 1 cm long
Fruit: red and fleshy
Leaves: 2-3 per node; much longer than wide; oblong to elliptic; entire; glabrous, to
Bloom Time: April-May
Origins: non-native, Europe
Other: often escapes cultivation, creeping underground rhizomes
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general habit leaves form

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