Snakeberry - Maianthemum dilatatum
Although not highly favored, the red berries of this plant were eaten by the indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest. Traditionally, the leaves were used medicinally on cuts and for sore eyes, while juice from the roots was used to treat sterility.
Habitat: Growing in a moist, shady forest at Garden in the Woods
''Maianthemum dilatatum'' is a common rhizomatous perennial flowering plant that is native to western North America from northern California to the Aleutian islands, and Asia across the Kamchatka Peninsula, Japan, and Korea. It grows in coastal temperate rainforests, and is often the dominant groundcover plant in Sitka Spruce forests.
Similar species: Agaves, Aloes, Onions
By Christine Young
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Uploaded May 9, 2019. Captured May 6, 2019 12:39 in 131 Concord St, Framingham, MA 01702, USA.
