Wildflowers Found in Oregon

False Lily-of-the-Valley (May Lily)

Maianthemum dilatatum - Locally common, late spring, perennial, 6-15 in. Stem erect, often in clumps from creeping roots. Leaves heart-shaped, to about 8 in. long by 4 in. wide, shiny, with 2-6 in. petioles, blades held more or less horizontally. Flowers fragrant, white, many in cone-shaped cluster topping stem above leaves, unique with parts in fours, not threes or sixes as with the rest of the lily family. Berries in autumn light green with brown mottling. Grows in moist shady places at low elevations. Native.