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Maianthemum amplexicaule
Maianthemum racemosum subspecies amplexicaule.   (Solomon’s Plume).
Synonyms
: Maianthemum amplexicaule, Smilacina racemosa.

Liliaceae (Lily Family).

Montane, subalpine. Woodlands. Spring.
Lower Calico Trail, June 11, 2011.

Both Maianthemum racemosum and Maianthemum stellatum are rhizomatous, i.e., they have lateral underground roots from which they sprout new plants.   They thus form colonies of plants such as the one pictured above.