Smilacina racemosa
False Solomon's Seal
Family Liliaceae
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Use
Salad, Cooked, Raw. The young leaves can be added to salads or boiled. The berries can be eaten. Roots can be eaten if soaked in lye and parboiled.
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Description
Growth Form: Small herbaceous plant with one stem.
Leaves: Parallel- veined leaves. Arranged alternately on a single stem.
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Berries
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 Whole Plant
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Flowers: Cream-white flowers. Grow at the end of the stem in a cluster.
Fruits: Small white at first, but turns red when ripe. Replace flowers at end of stem.
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Habitat and Range
Woods, clearings, river-banks. Southern Canada to uplands of Tennessee.
Season
Early Spring.
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 Whole Plant
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