Description ²

• Flower: White rounded cluster
• Leaves: whorled in groups of 6, 1/3 to ¾ inch long, up to ¼ inch wide, elliptical in shape, abrupt sharp point at tip, tiny downward pointing hairs around edges and along midvein on underside
• Fruit/Seed: pair of smooth round capsules, each less than 1/16 inch across, containing single seed
• Height: 2-6 feet
• Flowering: June - September
• Habitat: bogs, marshes, wet meadows, moist woods, thickets

Sources and Credits

1. (c) mmwm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/56874700@N00/5952164159
2. (c) Minnesota Scientific and Natural Areas, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Flora of North America (beta)
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• Go Botany
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• Maryland Biodiversity Project
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• USDA PLANTS database
• VASCAN by Canadensys
• World Flora Online

iNat Map