Starry False Lily of the Valley, also called Little False Solomon’s Seal, is most likely found in areas that are moist and shady. A herb and a member of the Asparagaceae Family, it grows by Kiosk 07.  Pilchuck Learning Center’s sponsored Western Washington State University SAM Project extinction possibility is slight; unlikely to be extinct soon as it is found in other areas of North America.  Roots were used by the Pioneers and Indigenous Peoples and they, and animals of all types, feast/feasted on this plant’s berries.

http://naeb.brit.org/uses/search/?string=Maianthemum+stellatum 
https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=MAST4
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maianthemum_stellatum
https://burkeherbarium.org/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Maianthemum%20stellatum
http://www.burkemuseum.org/research-and-collections/botany-and-herbarium/collections/database/results.php?Genus=Maianthemum&Species=stellatum&SourcePage=search.php&IncludeSynonyms=Y&SortBy=DESC&SortOrder=Year
https://www.plc215.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Kiosk-07.pdf

Native Americans ate this plant’s:

berries
roots
leaves

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