Participant Info

Species

Maianthemum stellatum [Convallaria stellata] [Smilacina stellata] [Vagnera stellata]

Family

Asparagaceae

CommonName

starry false Solomon’s seal

Presence

YES

Status

native

EarliestDate

1900

LatestDate

2018

Ecosystem

basin, shrubland, foothill, montane, subalpine

Geobotanical

SSawatch, Garitas, SSanjuans, Culebras, NCristos, UBasin, LBasin

Counties

Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache, Archuleta, San Juan

Passes

Cochetopa, Cumbres, Elwood, Mosca

WildlifePreserves

Baca, Great Sand Dunes

Other Localities

Alamosa (town), La Botica

PhotoRecords

YES Rich Haswell: Mineral Co, Shaw Lake, July 5 2018

Comments

Maianthemum stellatum occupies a similar habitat to that of M. racemosum but its range is more extensive, from Upper Basin shrubland (Baca NWR) and Lower Basin San Luis Hills up into the subalpine. It has been recorded from the floodplain of the Rio Grande in and around the town of Alamosa. The species follows the Rio Grande drainage through New Mexico to the border with Texas. In the USA, it is found in every state except for Texas and the Deep South.

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