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Greenish - flowered shinleaf [Pyrola chlorantha]

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Common Name: Greenish - flowered shinleaf
Scientic Name: Pyrola chlorantha
Colors: Green
Months Appearing: June, July

4 to 12 inches high. 

Leaves not shiny, simple and basal. Flowers can be white or green. 5 fused petals/sepals. About 1/2 inch diameter.

Uses photosynthesis and nutrients from foot fungi.

Maple Bay Natural Area, Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy. Michigan. 

6/25,  Conifer woods.

4961,4962, 4974