Appearance
*Height and spread: Low-growing, creeping perennial reaching ).⤷ Roots: Tuberous, creeping rhizomes.
⤷ Stems: Erect, 10-20cm high.
⤷ Leaves: 5 to 7 whorled, lanceolate, entire leaves distributed levelly in a single group.
⤷ Flowers: White or pink flowers are borne in April or May. Calyx is 5- to 9-parted and persistent. Corolla is also 5- to 9-parted, rotate, with a very short tube and elliptic-lanceolate segments. Stamens occur in the same number as the corolla lobes and are positioned opposite them. 1-3 Peduncles, 1-flowered, filiform, and ebracteate.
⤷ Ovary: One-celled. Style is filiform.
Naming
''Trientalis'' is derived from the Latin ''triens'', and is an allusion to the height of the plant, which is one third of a foot, or four inches high. ''Latifolia'' is derived from two words in Latin, ''latus'', meaning 'broad' or 'wide', and ''folius'', meaning 'leaved'. ''Latus-folius'' – 'broad-leaved'.
Distribution
*Canada: Occurs in British Columbia, Alberta, and Yukon.⤷ United States of America: Occurs throughout Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and northern California.
Habitat
Occurs on moist, shaded slopes in deep, light soil rich in organic matter, particularly leaf mould.References:
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