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May Lily
Maianthemum bifolium
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Canada mayflowerMaianthemum canadense
Western Lily of the ValleyMaianthemum dilatatum
European lily of the valleyConvallaria majalis
marsh callaCalla palustris
AsarabaccaAsarum europaeum
Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata
Stone BrambleRubus saxatilis
LingonberryVaccinium vitis-idaea
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 212,013 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 211,998 |
| Russia | 10,584 |
| Poland | 1,851 |
| Finland | 1,846 |
| Austria | 1,557 |
| Germany | 1,495 |
| Moscow Oblast | 1,380 |
| Ukraine | 1,176 |
| Irkutsk Oblast | 1,001 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | monocots · Liliopsida |
| Order | Agaves, Orchids, Irises, and Allies · Asparagales |
| Family | agave and allies · Asparagaceae |
| Genus | mayflowers and false Solomon's seals · Maianthemum |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise May Lily with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.