Name: |
- Moneses, from the Greek, monos "single, and hesis,
"delight"
- uniflora, from the Latin, "one flower"
- Common Name, from
- Other common names include Single Delight, Wood Nymph, Olavsstake
("Olav's candlestick," Nor), ögonpyrola, ögonljus
("eyelight", Swe), Enblomstret Vintergrøn (Dan), Tähtitalvikki
(Fin), Vetrarklukka (Is), Einblütiges Wintergrün,
Moosauge (Ger), Glas-luibh Chùbhraidh (Gaelic),
Piroletta soldanina (It)
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Taxonomy: |
- Kingdom Plantae, the Plants
- Division Magnoliophyta, the Angiosperms (flowering plants)
- Class Magnoliopsida, the Dicotyledons
- Subclass Dilleniidae
- Order Ericales, the Heaths
- Family Pyrolaceae, the Shinleafs
- Taxonomic Serial Number: 503869
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Description: |
- A low, deciduous, rhizomatous, perennial, 2"- 8"
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Identification: |
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Distribution: |
- Northern North America, south in mountains.
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Habitat: |
- Shade; growth most vigorous in partial shade.
- Moist, well drained sites prefered
- Cool, acidic soil (pH 3.0 to 7.9)
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Fire: |
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Associates: |
- Trees: White Cedar, Balsam Fir, White Spruce
- Shrubs: Bunchberry (Cornus
canadensis), Twinflower (Linnaea
borealis)
- Herbs: Wild Sarsaparilla (Aralia
nudicaulis), Large Leaf Aster (Aster
macrophyllus), Blue Bead Lily (Clintonia
borealis), Gold Thread (Coptis
trifolia), Bedstraws (Galium
ssp.), Oak Fern (Gymnocarpium
dryopteris), Canada Mayflower (Maianthemum
canadense), Bishop's Cap (Mitella nuda), Bracken Fern
(Pteridium
aquilinum), One Sided Pyrola (Pyrola secunda), Rose Twisted
Stalk (Streptopus
rosea), Starflower (Trientalis
borealis), Kidney Leaf Violet (Viola
renifolia), Violets (Viola spp.)
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History: |
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Uses: |
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Reproduction: |
- Reproduces by seed and vegetatively by rhizomes
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Propagation: |
- By seed, following cold stratification.
- Division most successful method
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Cultivation: |
- Hardy to USDA Zone 3 (average minimum annual temperature -40ºF)
- Prefers cool, acidic soils
- Not generally available commercially.
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Last Updated on
25 September, 2002
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