|
Photographer: from USDA Plants website
|
Family Diapensiaceae
Galax urceolata (Poir.) Brummitt
beetleweed
Galax: Greek gala for "milk"
urceolata: urn or pitcher shaped
|
|
| Status: | Introduced - locally established |
| Plant: | perennial forb, 6"-9" tall; from creeping rhizomes |
| Flower: | white, 5-parted, 1/8" wide; inflorescence a spike-like scape; blooms late spring to early summer |
| Fruit: | capsule |
| Leaf: | leathery, evergreen, shiny, basal, 5 inches wide, rounded with a heart-shaped base; turns reddish in the fall |
| Habitat: | partial to full shade |
| (Glossary) |
|
