General description
Maianthemum bifolium is most widespread in the mixed and coniferous forests of the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere.The plant is characterized by fragrant white flowers that form the apical racemose inflorescence.The fruits of it are red berries.Rhizome maianthemum have a long thin shape, which provides a fairly rapid establishment of the colonies.From the roots develop stalks.On the stem are two heart-shaped leaves.Maianthemum bifolium, which is located below the photo, growing large areas of bush, which for many years held under the trees, its location.
Flowers
maianthemum is a relative of a tulip, lily of the valley and lilies.At first glance it's hard to believe, but it really refers to that family as the lily, even apart from the fact that the structure, shape and size are very different from other types.
During its flowering in the forest plant stands out from the rest.Despite its small size and fragility, white flowers always attract attention.The inflorescences that cover Maianthemum bifolium have a fairly simple structure.Thin peduncles branched out in all directions from the main axis.In addition, each of them can boast of a single flower, which is a kind of a lot.It should first be noted bent down onto the small size, which does not cover the pistil and stamens.The last elements you can very well see, because they are like on the podium.The number corresponds to the number of petals and stamens equals four, while only one pistil.
can not but note the caveat that the colors that cover the plant maianthemum lacking sepals.In this regard, scientists, botanists consider the petals on these flowers only as simple tepals.
Fruits
period of the fruit from the plant will start after the end of flowering.Initially, the locations of the flowers form small balls of green color, which will eventually develop into a large, covered with small red dots pellets.Still later covering Maianthemum bifolium points merge with one another and grow in their parameters.As a result of the fall, they become bright red in color, with something resembling distance cranberry fruit, only in miniature.Eat them is strictly forbidden, because these berries are poisonous.
Wintering
plant leaves begin to turn yellow and dry up in late August.At this time the stalk remains in place, on top of it for a while stored berries.It lasts until frost.Maianthemum bifolium the winter keeps alive only to the root system, the threads of which have a thickness of less matches.Here are the acute renal small size of which will take the start in the spring aerial shoots.It should be noted that some of them become vegetative shoots with one leaf, and the other - with two usual flowering sheets.
