Other common names:
One-Flowered Wintergreen, Spotted Wintergreen Other scientific names: Moneses grandiflora, Pyrola uniflora Family: Heath Family (Ericaceae), (Pyrola Family (Pyrolaceae)) Group: Pyrolas Distinctive features:
A single flower. Cool moist forests. Similar species: • One-sided Pyrola (Orthilia secunda) - has many flowers, all on one side of the inflorescence. Flowers: Summer; White, Red/Pink; 5 parts (petals); A single white or pink flower per plant, downward pointing. Protruding style. Five petals. Leaves:
Basal rosette of small roundish evergreen leaves. These are the only leaves. Height:
Up to 10 cm (4 in) Habitat: Forests; Cool moist forests. Books: Newcomb's Wildflower Guide: 182 Peterson's Field Guide to Wildflowers: 26, 234 ROM Field Guide to Wildflowers of Ontario: 254 Native/Non-native:
Native Status:
Not very common.
Origin and Meaning of Names:
Scientific Name: uniflora: one-flowered Photographs:
66 photographs available, of which 6 are featured on this page. SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTOGRAPHS.
The single white flower. Although this flower does occur in Ontario, all the photos on this page are of specimens in Gros Morne National Park in Newfoundland.
Note the protruding style.
Since the flower points downward, and this plant is very small, this is usually the view you get of this flower.
Leaves.
Flowers with seed capsules forming. Note the flowers are now turning up. Note the rosette of basal leaves; there are no other leaves.
And when the flower is completely gone, and seed capsule formation is well under way, the stalk points straight up.
