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False Solomon’s seal

Smilacina racemosa

Asparagaceae

False Solomon’s seal (or wild spinach, as it is known in the Slocan Valley) is found in damp, shady places throughout BC. A plume of fragrant, creamy flowers blooming in May and June tops the stem of two rows of alternate broad glossy leaves from 2.5 to 6 inches long. Greenish-red berries are ripe in late July and August.

Some say the berries are tasteless, but they seem to us to taste like the fresh leaves. Both the leaves and young shoots are delicious raw or as a pot-herb.

The thick fleshy rootstalk can be grated and made into a poultice for wounds. It is also said to be a laxative and a remedy for rheumatism. The seeds eaten in quantity cleanse the bowels.

False Solomon’s seal