Polygonatum multiflorum (L.) All.

Solomon's Seal

Clump-forming herb to 90 cm high from a thick rhizome. Stems arching. Leaves numerous, alternate, ovate. Flowers 2-5, drooping, to 2 cm long; summer. Tepals white, green-tipped. Stamen filaments hairy.

Temperate Europe and Asia.

Source: Conran, J. (2005). Convallariaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 5. Flowering plants. Monocotyledons. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.

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Distribution map
kingdom Plantae
phylum   Tracheophyta
class    Magnoliopsida
superorder     Lilianae
order      Asparagales
family       Asparagaceae
genus        Polygonatum Mill.