Maianthemum bifolium, Maianthemum dilatatum, SE: Ekorrbärssläktet,
DE: Schattenblumen, NL: Dalkruid UK: False lily of the valley, May lily

Scientific name:		Maianthemum bifolium (L.) F. W. Schmidt
Synonym name:		Maianthemum dilatatum (DC.)
Swedish name:		Ekorrbärssläktet
German name:		Schattenblumen
Nederlandse naam:		Dalkruid
English name:		False lily of the valley, May lily
Plant Family:		Asparagaceae, Sparrisväxter

Life form:		Rhizomatous flowering plant
Stems:		Erect, from 10-35 cm high rising from spreading underground rhizomes. Stem upper part short-haired.
Leaves:		One basal leaf that withers away before flowering, two heart to triangular stem leaves, 3-8 cm long and 2-5 cm broad
Flowers:		White star shaped 4 tepals, 4 stamens
Flowering Period:		May, June
Fruits:		Berries red at maturity, 3-6 mm in diam.
Habitat:		Forests, especially margin of forests

Derivation of the botanical name: Maianthemum, Maius, "May"; anthemon, "flower"; "Maia's Blooms," May flower. bifolium, twin-leaved. dilatatum, broadened, expanded, widened. The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy. The standard author abbreviation F. W. Schmidt is used to indicate Franz Wilibald Schmidt (1764 - 1796), a a professor of botany from Prague. The standard author abbreviation DC. is used to indicate Augustin Pyramus de Candolle (1778 – 1841), a Swiss botanist.