Moneses uniflora, July 8, 2022
M. uniflora, Ptarmigan Creek, 10,800’, August 8, 2022
Common & scientific name
Wood nymph, Moneses uniflora
Family
Heath, Ericaceae
Location
Braille trail, 10,300’
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
Standing just a few inches off the ground, this perennial favorite’s single, nodding flower hides a clever stigma that can take pollen off the back of a visiting bumblebee after the bee has shaken pollen off the flower’s anthers. Look for this shy beauty in moist spruce-fir woods.