Hundreds of scented creamy white flowers cluster in a branched pyramidal head at the end of the stalk. Botanists call this type of flower head a raceme, hence the species name racemosa. Similar sepals and petals surrounds six stamens which have very broad petal-like filaments. A fat pistil with a short style and small stigma occupy the centre of the bloom. The mature fruit consists of a greenish to red berry containing several seeds.
Flowers appear in late spring or early summer.
The natural habitat includes moist woods, meadows and clearings usually in rich soil. You may often find it nodding upon a stream bank or thriving on floodplains. The native range of False Solomon's seal includes the southern two thirds of British Columbia, from sea level to subalpine elevations. Along the west coast the range extends from Alaska to California. After skipping the prairies and plains the species re-appears in eastern North America.