Trientalis borealis Raf.
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Primulaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Stem 1–2 dm, usually with a small scale-lf near the middle and a whorl of lanceolate, acuminate lvs 4–10 cm at the top; pedicels 1–few, 2–5 cm; sep lance-linear; cor 8–14 mm wide, its lobes slenderly acuminate and mucronate; 2n=96. Rich woods and bogs; Lab. and Nf. to Alta., s. to Pa., n. O., n. Ill., and Minn.; also on the coastal plain from Mass. to Va., and irregularly s. in the Appalachians to n. Ga. May, June. (T. americana)