Question: Hi everyone, Does anyone know what kin of plant or flower this may be? I was raking away some of …
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Hi everyone, Does anyone know what kin of plant or flower this may be? I was raking away some of the heavy leaves on the trails in the woods of our new home and found tons of them. They were buried under the leaves, seem to be almost natural borders to the worn trail and larger clusters can be seen at tree based or out of rotting stumps. Otherwise there are one or two every few inches in almost straight lines. They are spiral almost come like with white stems. They held up well to being raked
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Dear Lasombrs, these appear to be the expanding leaves of Maianthemum canadense (often called Canada-mayflower, a member of the Ruscaceae). These plants are very common in the New England area. When they emerge in the spring, they are rolled up (as you have pictured) and expand after they protrude through the leaves. Best wishes.
