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Most habitat and range descriptions were obtained from Weakley's Flora.
Your search found 13 taxa in the family Ruscaceae, Ruscus family, as understood by Weakley's Flora.
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Common Name:
False Solomon's Seal, Eastern Solomon's Plume, May-plume
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Maianthemum racemosum FAMILY: Ruscaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum FAMILY: Liliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Smilacina racemosa 041-06-001 FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Moist to dry forests
Common (uncommon in Carolina Coastal Plain) (rare in GA Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Starry Solomon's Plume, Starflower, Starry Solomon's Seal
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Maianthemum stellatum FAMILY: Ruscaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Maianthemum stellatum FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Alluvial forests, calcareous fens, seepage swamps
Native north and northwest of the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Canada Mayflower, "False Lily-of-the-valley", "Wild Lily-of-the-valley"
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Maianthemum canadense FAMILY: Ruscaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Maianthemum canadense FAMILY: Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Maianthemum canadense 041-07-001 FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Moist forests, especially at high elevations
Common in Mountains of GA & NC
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Downy Solomon’s Seal, Hairy Solomon's Seal
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Polygonatum pubescens FAMILY: Ruscaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygonatum pubescens FAMILY: Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygonatum pubescens 041-10-001 FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Moist forests, especially cove forests, but also in montane oak forests
Common in Mountains of GA & NC (rare in SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Smooth Solomon's Seal
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Polygonatum biflorum + FAMILY: Ruscaceae
INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum FAMILY: Liliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygonatum biflorum 041-10-002 FAMILY: Liliaceae
Look for it . Depending on variety, it can be found in moist to dry forests and/or on roadbanks
Common to rare, depending on variety and region
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
European Lily-of-the-valley
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Convallaria majalis FAMILY: Ruscaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Convallaria majalis FAMILY: Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Convallaria majalis var. majalis 041-11-001a FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Old homesites, roadsides, persistent after cultivation, and casually escaping to nearby woodlands and forests
Rare
Non-native: Eurasia
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Common Name:
American Lily-of-the-valley
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Convallaria pseudomajalis FAMILY: Ruscaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Convallaria majuscula FAMILY: Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Convallaria majalis var. montana 041-11-001b FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Mountain forests, particularly in rocky woodlands or forests on or near ridgetops under northern red oak at about 1000 to 1500 m elevation, sometimes at lower elevations (down to at least 700 m) and under Quercus montana
Uncommon in Mountains of GA & NC (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Georgia Beargrass, Sandhill Lily
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Nolina georgiana FAMILY: Ruscaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Nolina georgiana FAMILY: Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Nolina georgiana 041-13-001 FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, sometimes locally common on slightly less xeric lower sandhill slopes, shallow soils near rock outcrops
Rare
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Butcher's Broom, Knee Holly
Non-native: Europe, northern Africa, the Near East
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Common Name:
Grassleaf Lily-turf, Liriope
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Liriope graminifolia FAMILY: Ruscaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Liriope graminifolia FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Suburban woodlands, from horticultural use
Non-native: east Asia
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Common Name:
Liriope, Big Blue Lily-turf
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Liriope muscari FAMILY: Ruscaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Liriope muscari FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Commonly planted, persistent and escaping, locally abundant
Rare
Non-native: China, Japan & Taiwan
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Common Name:
Creeping Lily-turf, Liriope
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Liriope spicata FAMILY: Ruscaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Liriope spicata FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Commonly planted, persistent and escaping, locally abundant
Rare
Non-native: China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea & Vietnam
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Common Name:
Mondo Grass, Black Mondo, Monkeygrass
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Ophiopogon japonicus FAMILY: Ruscaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Ophiopogon japonicus FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Suburban forests
Waif(s)
Non-native: China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea
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