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Habitat: |
prefers rich, moist woods and fields, but found in other areas as well |
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Plant Height: |
to 30 cm, erect stem |
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Flower Color: |
white; can have pinkish hue due to distinct veins in petals |
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Flower: |
perfect; complete; 2 sepals; 5 petals; 5 stamens with pink anthers opposite petals; ovules 6; style with 3 short lobes; 2 cm wide |
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Inflorescence: |
terminal raceme |
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Fruit: |
ovoid capsule |
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Leaves: |
cauline leaves usually much longer than wide, long-tapering to base; opposite; entire |
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Bloom Time: |
April-June |
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Origins: |
native |
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Other: |
plant grows from underground sweet, chestnut-like tasting tuber; Native Americans used tuber as food; similar species C. caroliniana has broader, oval to oblong leaves | |