Maianthemum dilatatum




Family Ruscaceae (also placed in Liliaceae)
Scientific name Maianthemum dilatatum (A. Wood) A. Nelson & J. F. Macbride
Synonyms Maianthemum bifolium (L.) F. W. Schmidt var. dilatatum Alph. Wood; Maianthemum bifolium (L.) F. W. Schmidt var. kamtschaticum (J. F. Gmelin) Jepson; Maianthemum kamtschaticum (J. F. Gmelin) Nakai; Unifolium dilatatum (Alph. Wood) Greene; Unifolium kamtschaticum (J. F. Gmelin) Gorman
Common name (Japanese common name) mai-dzuru-sou (マイヅルソウ, 舞鶴草 [meaning: dancing cranes weed])
(English common name) false lily of the valley
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Canada, USA
lHabitat Mountane forest
Chromosomal number 2n=36, 54
Description Plants 8-25cm tall, non hair. Leaves 3-12cm long, petioles 1.5-5cm long. Flowers pedicels 3-4mm long, 4 white perianths each ca. 2mm long, flowering in May to July. Fruits 3mm. Perennial plants.
References Maianthemum dilatatum (Alph. Wood) A. Nelson & J. F. Macbr.
Maianthemum dilatatum (Alph. Wood) A. Nelson & J. F. Macbride
Remedies (US Patent 20060039998)
Safening method (US Patent 20070021303)



June 2008
at Senjo-ga-hara Swamp
June 2008
at Senjo-ga-hara Swamp
June 2008
at Senjo-ga-hara Swamp



April 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden