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  1. Life
  2. Plants
  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Monocots
  5. Agaves, Orchids, Irises, and Allies
  6. Agave and Allies
  7. True and False Solomon's Seals
  8. Solomon's-seals

genus

Solomon's-seals

Polygonatum

Traits
Includes
2 native 1 introduced 1 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Children

  • Alternate-leaved Solomon's Seals 2 native
  • Whorl-leaved Solomon's Seals

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Plant type
Perennial Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

Top native solomon's-seals All

Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

  • Smooth Solomon's Seal Polygonatum biflorum caterpillars 1 food 1 flowers 30
  • Hairy Solomon's-seal Polygonatum pubescens caterpillars 1 food 1 flowers 8

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