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			British Columbia Outdoor Wilderness Guide             
                   
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                                False 
                                  Solomons Seal (Smilacina racemosa)
 
                        
                          
                            False 
                              Solomons Seal is a 30-100 cm. tall perennial often 
                              found in bunches. It is the only lily to have the 
                              distinctive large clusters of tiny white flowers. 
                               
                        
                          
                            
  
                              
                               
                                LEAVES: 
                                   
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                                  False Solomons Seal leaves are long and broad, 
                                  coming to point  
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                                  found in 2 rows along the stem  
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                                  noticeable veins running the length of the leaf 
                                   
                                
                                FLOWERS: 
                                   
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                                  Flowers on the False Solomons Seal are tiny 
                                  and white  
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                                  found in a large cone at the top of the stem 
                                   
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                                  powerful scent  
                                
                                FRUIT: 
                                   
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                                  round, red berries  
                                
                                HABITAT: 
                                   
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                                  False Solomons Seal are found in low to subalpine 
                                  areas  
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                                  widespread in wet forests and clearings  
                                
                                FASCINATING 
                                  FACTS:  
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                                  when young, False Solomons Seal can easily be 
                                  mistaken for the poisonous Indian hellebore. 
                                   
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