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leaves |
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Habitat: |
rich woods |
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Plant Height: |
40-80 cm; arching stem from rhizomes |
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Flower Color: |
white |
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Flower: |
complete; perfect; 3 petal-like sepals; 3 petals; 3 mm long; 6 stamens |
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Inflorescence: |
terminal panicle (compound raceme) |
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Fruit: |
1-2 seeded berry; initially green speckled with red, eventually translucent, ruby red |
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Leaves: |
alternate; simple; elliptical; entire; hairy beneath and along edges; 7.5-15 cm long |
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Bloom Time: |
May-July |
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Origins: |
native |
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Other: |
rhizome lacks seal-like scares of true Solomon's Seal
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