Pronunciation: my-AN-the-mum stel-LAY-tum
Common name: Star-flowered false solomon's seal
Family: Ruscaceae (Ruscus)
Habitat: Moist woodlands, streambanks and other wet
often brushy places, open slopes to 8000', many plant
communities
Blooming period: April to June
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Maianthemum
2) stellatum