CHICKWEED WINTERGREEN

Trientalis europaea

Myrsine [Myrsinaceae]

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(5-9)
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21st June 2009, North East Scotland. Photo: © Phil And Ann Farrer
Flowers six-petalled (the number of petals can vary between 5 to 9), white to pale-pink, with six stamens bearing yellow pollen.


21st June 2009, North East Scotland. Photo: © Phil And Ann Farrer
A short plant to 20cm with the larger and broader pale-green leaves in a single whorl halfway up the stem and the odd much smaller leaf elsewhere. The flowers are on very long stalks in a small loose unbel.


Some similarities to : Herb-paris but that has a whorld of four leaves and green flowers.

Slight resemblance to : Wood Anemone but that is smaller still.

No relation to : Wintergreens such as Common Wintergreen, Round Leaved Wintergreen, Serrated Wintergreen, Intermediate Wintergreen, One-flowered Wintergreen, [plants with similar names but belonging to the Wintergreen Family (Pyrolaceae)] nor to the Chickweeds such as Upright Chickweed, Greater Chickweed, Lesser Chickweed, Common Chickweed which belong to the Pink Family (Caryophyllaceae).

Chickweed Wintergreen is neither a Chickweed nor a Wintergreen. Liking acidic soils it grows on heaths and moors and in coniferous woods. It does not now occur south of Manchester.

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Distribution
 family8Myrsine family8Myrsinaceae
BSBI maps
genus8Trientalis
Trientalis
(Chickweed Wintergreens)

CHICKWEED WINTERGREEN

Trientalis europaea

Myrsine [Myrsinaceae]

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