Asparagaceae
Maianthemum

Maianthemum canadense Desf.

First published in Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 9: 54 (1807)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Subarctic America to N. Central & E. Central U.S.A. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alberta, British Columbia, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Labrador, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yukon

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Malte, M.O. [s.n.] Canada K002868884 No
Short [s.n.] United States K002868897 No
[Clegh] [s.n.] Canada K002868872 No
Ogden, E.C.; Steinmetz, F.H. [2445] United States K002868889 No
Bunnett, E.J. [s.n.] Canada K002868890 No
Turner, G.H. [29] Canada K002868882 No
Lowe, C.H. [s.n.] Canada K002868892 No
Dorrien-Smith, A.A. [22] Canada K002868876 No
Beattie, F.S. [s.n.] United States K002868900 No
s.coll. [29424] Canada K002868878 No
Eates, R.R.; Mellanby, K. [s.n.] Canada K002868877 No
Malte, M.O. [s.n.] Canada K002868885 No
Garton, C.E. [6195] Canada K002868886 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002868893 No
Greenman, J.M.; Lansing, Odelle Edward, Jr.; Dixon, R.A. [34] United States K002868898 No
Macoun [1531] Canada K002868874 No
Fernald, M.L.; St. John, H. [10808] Canada K002868866 No
Moir, T.R.G. [38] Canada K002868867 No
Maycock, P.F.; Maryniak, O.B. [3508] Canada K002868869 No
Haviland, H. [20] Canada K002868870 No
Whiting, M.M.; Stewart, K.J. [522] Canada K002868879 No
Lammers, T.G. [5076] United States K002868901 No
Bunnett, E.J. [s.n.] Canada K002868891 No
Fernald, M.L.; Long, B.H.; St. John, H. [7198] Canada K002868875 No
Whiting, M.M.; Stewart, K.J. [511] Canada K002868881 No
Whiting, M.M.; Stewart, K.J. [496] Canada K002868880 No
[P. Hebbasch] [s.n.] Canada K002868865 No
Weiz, S. [s.n.] Canada K002868864 No
Rolland-Germain, F. [6328] Canada K002868887 No
Baldwin, W.K.W. [5000] Canada K002868883 No
Gleason, H.A.; Gleason, Henry Allen, Jr. [s.n.] United States K002868899 No
Scoggan, H.J. [9522] Canada Maianthemum canadense subsp. interius K002868902 No
Scoggan, H.J. [8552] Canada Maianthemum canadense subsp. interius K002868905 No
Baldwin, W.K.W. [4982] Canada Maianthemum canadense subsp. interius K002868904 No
Scoggan, H.J. [2559] Canada Maianthemum canadense subsp. interius K002868903 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0