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| Characteristics: |
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Habitat: |
moist woods, open areas |
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Plant Height: |
to 20 cm, erect stem |
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Flower Color: |
white |
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Flower: |
perfect; 6 parted; nodding; fragrant; stamens 6 borne at base of perianth tube; superior ovary glabrous with 3 carpels |
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Inflorescence: |
loose raceme; pedicles to 1 cm long |
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Fruit: |
red and fleshy |
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Leaves: |
2-3 per node; much longer than wide; oblong to elliptic; entire; glabrous |
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Bloom Time: |
April-May |
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Origins: |
non-native, Europe |
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Other: |
often escapes cultivation, creeping underground rhizomes | |