Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness
Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department
of Natural Sciences
Polygonatum biflorum (Walter) Elliott
(Coppermine Solomon's Seal)
Family: Ruscaceae, formerly Convallariaceae, formerly Liliaceae
Status: Native
Synonyms:
Polygonatum biflorum (Walter) Elliott var. commutatum (J.A. & J.H. Schultes) Morong
Polygonatum cobrense (Wooton & Standley) Gates
Polygonatum commutatum (Roemer & Schultes) Dietrich
Solomonia cobrensis Wooton & Standley
This slender glabrous perennial has solitary or small clusters of flowers hanging
underneath the leaf axils up the stem.
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Polygonatum biflorum, photo Russ Kleinman, Catron Cty., Little Creek, Apr. 28, 2008
Polygonatum biflorum, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman, Catron Cty., Little Creek, Apr. 28, 2008
Polygonatum biflorum, closeup of flowers, photo Kevin Keith, Mogollon Mtns., Seventyfour Mtn. Trail 153, May 6, 2011
Polygonatum biflorum, closeup of flowers, photo Kevin Keith, Mogollon Mtns., Seventyfour Mtn. Trail 153, May 6, 2011
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