Lily of the Valley

Family	Lily (Liliaceae)
Bloom	Spring
Habitat	Moist deciduous or conifer forest
Status	Native
Cycle	Perennial
Height	2-8″
Flower	Small delicate spike cluster of white flowers on a stalk up to 3″ tall. Each individual flower is about 1/6″ wide made up of 2 petals and 2 petal-like sepals which give the appearance of 4 petals.
Leaf	Leaves are heart-shaped and partially surrounds the stem with veins that are parallel and extended from the base to tip.
Notes	Typically found in large mats connected by an underground root system (rhizome). The stem is often zig-zag going back and forth between alternating leaves.

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