Wild Lily-of-the-valley
Maianthemum canadense
Pollinator plant

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Growing it
| When | Flowers May to June; fruits July to August |
|---|---|
| Type | groundcover |
| Sun | Partial shade, full shade |
| Water | Medium |
| Soil | pH 4.5–6.5 |
| Hardiness | zone 2–7 |
| Mature height | 0.15 m |
| Mature spread | 0.3 m |
| Spacing | 0.2 m |
| Years to maturity | 2 |
| Bloom | May–Jun |
| Flower colour | White not verified, a genus-level estimate |
| In bloom | May June |
| Fruit | Jul–Aug |
| Native to | AB, SK |
egg-shaped leaves about 8 cm long
Where it has been recorded
Which ecoregions the records fall in
- Aspen Parkland central AB / SK: 622 records, high confidence
- Boreal Transition central AB / SK: 248 records, high confidence
- Mid-Boreal Uplands central AB / SK: 220 records, high confidence
- Western Alberta Upland central AB: 174 records, high confidence
- Peace Lowland north AB: 61 records, high confidence
- Moist Mixed Grassland south AB / SK: 23 records, high confidence
- Wabasca Lowland north AB: 16 records, medium confidence
- Slave River Lowland north AB: 15 records, medium confidence
- Churchill River Upland north SK: 12 records, medium confidence
- Clear Hills Upland north AB: 4 records, low confidence
- Eastern Continental Ranges central AB: 3 records, low confidence
- Mid-Boreal Lowland central SK: 3 records, low confidence
- Western Boreal central AB: 3 records, low confidence
These are counts of records collected somewhere in the region, which is the resolution of the evidence: the map above shows where inside it. A region with 3 records is not the same claim as one with three hundred, so the count travels with the region. A region missing from this list means nobody has recorded it there, which is not the same as the plant being absent. Records within 900 m of a border count for neither side, because the border is not drawn finely enough to say which one they are on. Source: GBIF occurrence search + PRESERVED_SPECIMEN pass, retrieved 2026-08-24. Boundaries digitised from the National Ecological Framework for Canada v2.2 (Ecological Stratification Working Group 1995), simplified to about 900 m for display: an outline is accurate to roughly a kilometre, not to the metre. How these counts are made.
See every observation, live and current, on GBIF or iNaturalist.
Documented animals
18 documented relationships.
pollen for
- Andrena miranda Barrett & K. Helenurm 1987
- Andrena nivalis Barrett & K. Helenurm 1987
- Bombylius pygmaeus Barrett & K. Helenurm 1987
- Botanophila fugax Barrett & K. Helenurm 1987
- Half-black Bumble Bee Barrett & K. Helenurm 1987
- Large Bee Fly Barrett & K. Helenurm 1987
- Lasioglossum cressonii Barrett & K. Helenurm 1987
- Lasioglossum quebecense Barrett & K. Helenurm 1987
- Melangyna lasiophthalma Barrett & K. Helenurm 1987
- Nomada cuneata Barrett & K. Helenurm 1987
- Orange-legged Furrow Bee Barrett & K. Helenurm 1987
- Orthonevra pulchella Barrett & K. Helenurm 1987
- Parasyrphus relictus Barrett & K. Helenurm 1987
- Thamnotettix confinis Barrett & K. Helenurm 1987
- Tropidia quadrata Barrett & K. Helenurm 1987
nectar for
- Andrena milwaukeensis Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Eastern Pine Elfin Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Maple Leafcutter Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
Also worth knowing
Safety
Low toxicity to pets; Low toxicity to people
Buying it
About $8–$16 per plant (estimate), usually from a native-plant nursery. Estimate (groundcover default); AB retail as of 2026
Where these numbers came from
- Flower detail: not verified, a genus-level estimate