Hairy Solomon's Seal (Polygonatum pubescens)
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Hairy Solomon's Seal (Polygonatum pubescens)
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(Solomon's Seal, Hairy - 01)  The identification of hairy Solomon's seal can be a little difficult without a magnifying glass to clearly see the minute hairs growing along the veins on the underside of the leaves.  These hairs are the only distinguishing feature to identify this species from smooth Solomon's seal, Polygonatum biflorum.  The classic arching plume with alternating elliptical-oval leaves is the main feature that helps identify all Solomon's seal species.

(Solomon's Seal, Hairy - 01a)  The next thing to do in identifying the smooth Solomon's seal is to look at the end of the stem.  If there is a fruit or a flower cluster, it is a false Solomon's seal.  Smooth Solomon's seal looks like it has a terminal leaf, which moves to the side as additional leaves sprout from the end of the stem.  The next feature to look for is the fruit or flowers hanging down from the under side of the stem, and which can be seen between the leaves in this photo.

(Solomon's Seal, Hairy - 02)  In this photo we are looking at the fruit growing under the arched stem of the hairy Solomon's seal.  Note that most of the fruit are growing in dangling pairs.  The darker tips of the fruit are the remains of the flowers.

(Solomon's Seal, Hairy - 03)  This is another photo looking up under a hairy Solomon's seal.  We found this particular hairy Solomon's seal very interesting, because it has single, double, and triple fruit clusters hanging down under the stem.  The vine-like plant running along the stem to the right of the photo is not part of the hairy Solomon's seal.

(Solomon's Seal, Hairy - 03a)  We have found that the identification of the minute hairs growing along the veins on the underside of the hairy Solomon's seal leaves is easier to do when the plant is shaded.  All of the leaves in this photo have these hairs, but they are only visible when viewed at an angle, such as those on the leaf edge above the vine to the right of the photo, and on the leaf to the left.  To the bottom of the photo, we can see a single and double clusters of fruit.

(Solomon's Seal, Hairy - 03b)  Looking at the top of the photo, we can see the minute hairs growing along the veins on the underside of the hairy Solomon's seal leaves.  We have observed that single rows of hairs follow the minor veins.  To the lower portion of the photo we have a closer look at the triple clusters of hairy Solomon's seal fruit.

(Solomon's Seal, Hairy - 04)  In this photo of the hairy Solomon's seal, we are looking downward at an angle to see the fruit clusters hanging down from the stem.

(Solomon's Seal, Hairy - 05)  This is another photo looking up under a hairy Solomon's seal shortly after the flowers have withered and before he ovaries have begun to swell.

(Solomon's Seal, Hairy - 05a)  In this photo of the hairy Solomon's seal, we can see how difficult it is to see the minute hairs when the sun is shining on the leaves.

(Solomon's Seal, Hairy - 06)  One of the nice things about this photo of the under side of the hairy Solomon's seal leaves, is that we can clearly see the minor veining.  Note also how few of the minute hairs are visible; most being blended into the background.

(Solomon's Seal, Hairy - 07)  This is another look at the withered flowers and developing fruit hanging down under the stem of a hairy Solomon's seal.

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