Flower ID: IMG_0589.JPG-05-31-2017 Flower name (scientific): Convallaria majalis Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) kon-vah-LAIR-ee-ah ma-JAL-lis Flower name (common): Lily of the Valley Family name (common): Asparagus (formerly Lily) Family name (scientific): Asparagaceae (formerly Liliaceae) Scientific name origin: Genus: From the Latin convallis, for valley. Latin for Lily of the valley, the common name of the plant. Specific epithet: From the Latin maius, of or belonging to May; the month the plant flowers. Common name origin: For the flower of hollows surrounded by hills, referring to lilium convallium. Flower description: Size: 0.2 to 0.4 inches (0.5 to 1.0 cm) Petal count: 6 Color: White Other: Commonly 5 to 10 flowers on each raceme. Plant description: A poisonous plant due to the presence of cardiac glycosides. Size: 4 to 8 inches (10 to 20 cm) Stem hairy: Other: The plant (all parts) is poisonous because of the presence of cardiac glycosides. Leaf description: attachment is opposite, type is simple Size: Leaves are up to about 20 or more cm long and to about 12 cm wide. Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, oval-ovate (IL) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced, ecologically invasive. Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): May to June Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Woodlands, shade or part shade, rich soil. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): No close lookalikes in the region, though the species Convallaria pseudomajalis, which occurs in six of the south eastern US states, is similar. Ethnobotany: Latitude: Longitude: Altitude: Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Bayfield, Brown, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Grant, Iowa, Jefferson, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Manitowoc, Marathon, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Outagamie, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Shawano, Sheboygan, Taylor, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, CT, DE, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV) In Canada: (NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK) References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na