FALSE SOLOMONS SEAL
			Similacina racemosa
	HOME Botanical Terms Lists: Master Plant List Flowering Times List Flowers by Color/Type Endangered Species List Habitat List Use the 'back' button on your browser to return, if necessary.		I don't currently have a picture of False Solomon Seal's cluster of small white flowers, but will get one next season. Don't try to figure the plant just by the colors of the berries, they hang on for a while, turning to a deep red in autumn. FAMILY: Lily Family (Liliaceae) DESCRIPTION: An arching step topped by many small white flowers, in a general pyramid shape. FLOWERS: April - June (Fruits July - September) HABITAT: Deciduous woods and clearing margins of open woods.   OTHER INFORMATION: It must be tough to be the "false version" of something, but this pretty plant can be distinguished from true Solomon's seal by the flowering, which occurs on the tip rather than along the stem in Solomon's seal. Also, the rhizome lacks the seal-like pattern of the true species. The berries cluster on reddish-purple stems. They start out green with red speckles, progress to a dusty pink and finally turn a translucent deep red later in the season. Notice that about the time the berries are red the leaves have turned a hay-yellow and like true Solomon's seal can be spotted in the understory of plants in September/October quite readily. I don't know which animals are eating these berries. OTHER OBSERVATIONS: My observations about this plant can be found at: OFFSITE INFORMATION: If you're interested