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Photographer: Kitty Kohout
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Family Pyrolaceae
Moneses uniflora (L.) A.Gray subsp. uniflora
one-flowered pyrola, one-flowered shin-leaf, one-flowered wood-nymph, single delight
Moneses: from monos for "single" and esis for "delight" referring to pretty single flower
uniflora: Latin for "one-flowered"
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 1"-5" tall, delicate forb |
| Flower: | white, 5-parted, 1/2"-3/4" wide, fragrant; solitary, terminal, nodding, long stalked; blooms July-Aug. |
| Fruit: | capsule opening from the top downward |
| Leaf: | roundish, usually finely toothed, in sets of 1-4 opposite leaves near the base of the stem |
| Habitat: | damp to wet; forests, bogs |
| (Glossary) |
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