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Starry Solomon's Seal
Smilacina stellata		  
Family Lily  (Liliaceae)
Bloom Summer
Habitat Sand ridges, dunes, wet woodland, swamps
Status Native
Cycle Perennial
Height 12-24"
Flower Flowers form a spike cluster 1-3" long of white star-shaped flowers 1/4" wide at the end of a single stem.
Leaf Leaves are folded and often trough-like.  The lance-shaped leaves are 2-6" long, toothless, with parallel veins.
Notes Fruit consists of green and red berries with dark bands turning all black at maturity.

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