Trientalis europaea
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| Trientalis europaea L. |
Trientalis europaea is a plant in the Primulaceae family, called by the common name chickweed wintergreen or Arctic starflower. It is a small perennial plant with one or more whorls of obovate leaves. The leaves take on a copper hue in late summer. The small white flowers (usually with 6-8 petals) appear in midsummer.
This is a woodland indicator species, and in Scotland it is found mainly in coniferous forests.
The flower is the provincial flower of the Värmland province in Sweden.
It is classified as an endangered plant
