Smilacina stellata) is a species of flowering plant, native across North America.

[6] Maianthemum stellatum is a herbaceous perennial plant[7] It grows from extensively branching rhizomes, often forming dense patches.

[7] Green berries have distinctive dark stripes, eventually ripening to black.

Both species show the characteristic zigzag of the stem between the alternate leaves.

[10][11] True Solomon's seal (Polygonatum multiflorum and related species) have a similar overall appearance,[12] but the flowers hang from the stem underneath the leaves, rather than forming a terminal cluster.