Polygonatum biflorum
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Photo Courtesy Renee Brecht |
Britton & Brown |
| Botanical name: | Polygonatum biflorum |
| Common name: | Solomon's seal |
| Group: | monocot |
| Family: | Liliaceae |
| Growth type: | forb/herb |
| Duration: | perennial |
| Origin: | native |
| Plant height: | 1-4' |
| Foliage: | leaves alternate, plants arching or erect, hairless; leaves narrowly oval or oval, often clasping the stem |
| Flower: | cream to yellow, 1-5 in axillary clusters, 1/2 - 1" long |
| Flowering time: | bloom early May to late June; fruit July |
| Habitat: | dry to moist, sandy or rocky soil of woods, shaded edges, alluvium |
| Range in New Jersey: | statewide but rare in the Pine Barrens; most abundant in the Delaware Valley |
| Heritage ranking, if any: | n/a |
| Distribution: |  |
| Misc. | formerly divided into two species, which also included Polygonatum canaliculatum (great solomons seal) |