False King Solomon's seal (Smilacina racemosa)

Family: Convallariaceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Smilacina racemosa (L.) Desf. is a synonym of Maianthemum racemosum (L.) Link.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Berries, Leaves, Roots/Tubers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

delicious bitter-sweet flavour, suggesting bitter molasses. — Fruit - raw, cooked or made into jellies and molasses.; The fruit is smaller than a pea but is produced in quite large terminal clusters on the plant and so is easy to harvest.; It has a delicious bitter-sweet flavour, suggesting bitter molasses.; The fruit is said to store well, it certainly hangs well on the plants and we have picked very delicious fruits in late October.

Habitat & North American Range

Moist coniferous and deciduous woods, clearings and bluffs, preferring shaded streamsides. (Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)