Moneses

For the Parthian nobleman, see Monaeses.

Moneses
Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Subfamily: Pyroloideae
Genus: Moneses
Salisb. ex Gray
Species:
M. uniflora
Binomial name
Moneses uniflora

Moneses uniflora, the one-flowered wintergreen (British Isles),[2] single delight, wax-flower,[3] shy maiden, star of Bethlehem (Aleutians)[4], St. Olaf's candlestick (Norway), wood nymph, or frog's reading lamp,[5] is a plant of the family of Ericaceae, that is indigenous to moist coniferous forests in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere from Spain to Japan and across North America. It is the sole member of genus Moneses.

  1. ^ NatureServe (2024). "Moneses uniflora". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  2. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
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