Scientific name:
Trientalis latifolia General: Perennial from slender rhizomes with enlarged, vertical tubers; stem erect, 10-30 cm tall.
Leaves: 4-8 in terminal whorl, egg-shaped to elliptic, 3-10 cm long; other stem leaves reduced to bracts.
Flowers: Pink and rose, star-like; petals 5-9, usually 6 or 7, fused at the base; several on thin, curved stalks from the center of the leaf whorl.
Fruits: Spherical 1-chambered capsules, split into 5 parts when dry.
Ecology: Open forest, thickets, meadows, at low to middle elevations; common from southwestern B.C. south, scattered northwards.