Quercus

False Solomon's-seal

Maianthemum racemosum

Native to Kentucky (estimated)

Care

  • Handle roots gently when moving plants.
Care sources
Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

4CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including KY

Genus host records with ranges including KY · Maianthemum

  • Archips purpuranaOmnivorous Leafroller Moth
  • Clepsis persicanaWhite Triangle Tortrix
  • Euplexia benesimilisAmerican Angle Shades
  • Papaipema cataphractaBurdock Border, Potato-Stalk Borer
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
12BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Maianthemum

Individual names are not available yet.

Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
0Specialist beesPollen specialists
9BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Maianthemum

  • Bonasa umbellusRuffed Grouse
  • Catharus fuscescensVeery
  • Catharus guttatusHermit Thrush
  • Catharus minimus/bicknelliGray-cheeked/Bicknell's Thrush
  • Catharus ustulatusSwainson's Thrush
  • Hylocichla mustelinaWood Thrush
  • Lagopus lagopusWillow Ptarmigan
  • Patagioenas fasciataBand-tailed Pigeon
  • Sialia sialisEastern Bluebird
Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)
Beetles 4
  • Bruchus minus
  • Mordellistena biplagiata
  • Trichius affinis
  • Valgus canaliculatus

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

Flies 5
  • Criorhina decora
  • Culex nigripes
  • Empis humilis
  • Siphona geniculata
  • Volucella vesiculosa

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

No records yet · Ants · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Ruscaceae
Hardiness
Zones 2a–8b
Flower color
White

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

False Solomon's seal; False Solomons Seal; Smilacina racemosa; Solomons Plume

Conservation status

Kentucky rankS5
Global rankG5
KY statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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