A flower looking for a family

Maienthemum racemosum, June 2, 2021

Maienthemum racemosum, June 2, 2021

Common & scientific name
Large false Solomon’s seal, Maianthemum racemosum

Family
??? (see below)

Location
Difficult Campground, 8,200’

Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact

Loves aspen groves above all, less delicate in its flower than its close relative, Maianthemum stellatum, False Solomon’s seal, and searching for a loving home.  Different authorities place it in no less than four families or subfamilies: (1) Liliaceae, Lily, (2) Convallariaceae, Mayflower, (3) Asparagaceae, Asparagus, and (4) Ruscaceae, Butcher’s Broom. Confused yet?  Give it ten years and the experts will land on one!

M. racemosum close-up, June 8, 2021

M. racemosum close-up, June 8, 2021