Flowers in Sweden: Lily of the valley

Convallaria majalis, SE: Liljekonvalj, DE: Maiglöckchen,
NL: Lelietje-van-dalen, UK: Lily of the valley


Scientific name:		Convallaria majalisL.
Swedish name:		Liljekonvalj
German name:		Maiglöckchen
Nederlandse naam:		Lelietje-van-dalen
English name:		Lily of the valley
Hebrew name:		שושנת העמקים‮‬
Family:		Asparagaceae, Asparagus Family, Sparrisväxter / Convallariaceae, Lily of the Valley Family, Konvaljväxter


Life form:		Herbaceous perennial plant
Stems:		Height 15-30cm
Leaves:		1-2 leaves 10-25 long
Flowers:		Raceme of 5–15 flowers, six white tepals
Flowering Period:		May-June
Fruits:		Orange-red berry 5–7 mm; whitish to brownish colored seeds
Habitat:		Groves and forest slopes, preferably on humus soil
Distribution:		Throughout the country except in the mountain regions

Convallaria majalis, Liljekonvalj, Maiglöckchen, Lelietje-van-dalen, Lily of the valley

Derivation of the botanical name:
Convallaria Latin convallis, valley
majalis, Latin majus (May), and refers to the flowering period

The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.

Bible resources:
Song of Solomon 2:1 (Song of Songs 2:1)

The "lily of the valley" translates Latin lilium convallium (Vulgate), a literal rendition of the Hebrew term in Song of Solomon 2:1
(Song of Songs 2:1).

Modern Hebrew 2:1 אני חבצלת השרון שושנת העמקים׃
Latin Vulgate 2:1 ego flos campi et lilium convallium
Bible in Basic English 2:1 I am a rose of Sharon, a flower of the valleys.