| Scientific name: | Trientalis europaea L. | |
| Swedish name: | Skogsstjärnor, duvkulla | |
| German name: | Siebenstern | |
| Nederlandse naam: | Zevenster | |
| English name: | chickweed wintergreen, Arctic starflower | |
| Family: | Primulaceae, Primrose family, Viveväxter |
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| Life form: | Perennial, rhizomes | |
| Stems: | 20(25)cm, simple, erect | |
| Leaves: | Single whorl of hairless obovate to lanceolate leaves which are between two and eight centimetres long and situated at the top of the stem | |
| Flowers: | Solitary white flower, corolla with seven oval lobes | |
| Flowering Period: | May, June | |
| Fruits: | Spherical, bluish grey, net-patterned, 7-valved capsule | |
| Habitat: | Throughout the whole country; on humus in open pine-woods and heather-moors |
Derivation of the botanical name: Trientalis, Latin, one-third of a foot in height, more or less the height of these small perennials. europaea, European.
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