Convallaria majalis L.

European lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis)

Lily-of-the-valley, also written as lily of the valley, is a woodland flowering plant with sweetly scented, pendent, bell-shaped white flowers borne in sprays in spring. It is native to Europe, Western Asia and Northern Asia.

Source: Wikipedia

Synonyms 31

Convallaria fragrans, Convallaria linnaei, Convallaria mappii, Convallaria maxima, Convallaria scaposa, Convallaria transcaucasica, Lilium convallium, Lilium-convallium majale, Polygonatum majale, Convallaria majalis subsp. transcaucasica, Convallaria majalis var. bracteosa, Convallaria majalis var. flore-pleno, Convallaria majalis var. flore-purpurascente, Convallaria majalis var. laminaris, Convallaria majalis var. latifolia, Convallaria majalis var. prolificans, Convallaria majalis var. rosea, Convallaria majalis var. rubra, Convallaria majalis var. transcaucasica, Convallaria majalis var. variegata, Convallaria majalis f. abchasica, Convallaria majalis f. angustifolia, Convallaria majalis f. laminaris, Convallaria majalis f. latifrons, Convallaria majalis f. latior, Convallaria majalis f. mappii, Convallaria majalis f. picta, Convallaria majalis f. prolificans, Convallaria majalis subf. picta, Convallaria majalis prolificans, Convallaria majalis tetraploidiae

481,896 GBIF occurrences
76,537 iNaturalist observations

Conservation status code

Conservation: status label

Least Concern

Conservation: population trend

Stable

Conservation: year assessed

2026

IUCN Red List page

https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/202965/209180855

Habitats

IUCN: population narrative

The species is assumed to be common with an overall stable trend.

IUCN: habitat narrative

Convallaria majalis is a herbaceous geophyte that prefers nutrient-poor soils. It grows in deciduous forests with Quercus, Betula and Fraxinus spp. and in woodland (Klotz et al. 2002, Online Atlas of the British and Irish Flora 2012).

IUCN: threats narrative

There is no information available but it is unlikely to face any major threats.

IUCN: conservation narrative

This species is listed as Near Threatened in Luxembourg (Colling 2005) and as Least Concern on the national Red Lists of Belgium (Van Landuyt et al. 2006), Denmark (NERI 2007), Norway (Solstad 2021), Switzerland (Moser et al. 2002), and the United Kingdom (Cheffings and Farrell 2005). It is considered as not threatened in Germany (Bundesamt für Naturschutz 2023).

IUCN: rationale

European regional assessment: Least Concern (LC)EU 27 regional assessment: Least Concern (LC)This species is classified as Least Concern due to its widespread distribution, assumed stable populations and no major threats. It is considered as not threatened in several national Red Lists.

Convallaria majalis L.

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