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Distribution by County   9629    
Maianthemum stellatum  (L.) Link
Starry false lily of the valley
Maianthemum stellatum is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
also called Smilacina stellata
Record Count by County

Alameda: 55 Inyo: 64 Napa: 20 Santa Clara: 50
Alpine: 8 Kern: 8 Nevada: 44 Santa Cruz: 57
Amador: 1 Lake: 4 Placer: 47 Shasta: 22
Butte: 17 Lassen: 21 Plumas: 34 Sierra: 13
Calaveras: 2 Los Angeles: 30 Riverside: 11 Siskiyou: 15
Colusa: 1 Madera: 7 San Benito: 2 Sonoma: 88
Contra Costa: 32 Marin: 173 San Bernardino: 70 Tehama: 8
Del Norte: 6 Mariposa: 12 San Diego: 4 Trinity: 26
El Dorado: 39 Mendocino: 70 San Francisco: 2 Tulare: 34
Fresno: 19 Modoc: 16 San Luis Obispo: 21 Tuolumne: 18
Glenn: 1 Mono: 118 San Mateo: 161 Ventura: 14
Humboldt: 86 Monterey: 39 Santa Barbara: 5

Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 04/02/2025).