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False Lily-of-the-Valley

Maianthemum dilatatum
  • berries are poor tasting, clustered 10+
  • berry has 1-4 oval, brown seeds
  • stem has 1-2 leaves that have a basal sinus
  • plant grows up to a foot high
WARNING: The untreated berries are toxic.
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