False Solomon's Seal

False Solomon's Seal, May 3, 2005
Finally, I am getting back to my spring photographs. This is an image of False Solomon's Seal, showing its whitish-green flower buds prior to blooming. Flower arrangement (and shape) is a key difference between False Solomon's Seal and the "regular" Solomon's Seal, because their leaves appear quite similar. False Solomon's Seal has a plume of flowers that grow at the end of the stem, as shown here. The "regular" Solomon's Seal (not shown) has whitish-green bell-shaped flowers that dangle from various points along the length of the stem, and the bell-shaped flowers are typically arranged in pairs. A larger version of Solomon's Seal can have groups of three or four bell-shaped flowers in groups along the length of the stem.