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Moneses uniflora
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Moneses uniflora, the one-flowered wintergreen (British Isles), single delight, wax-flower, shy maiden, star of Bethlehem (Aleutians), '''St. Olaf's candlestick (Norway), wood nymph, or frog's reading lamp, 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'''.
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It sits within the topics Commons link from Wikidata, Flora of Northern Europe and Monotypic Ericaceae genera.
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Species
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderEricales
- FamilyEricaceae
The chromosomal number of Moneses uniflora is 2n = 26 (Pashuk, 1987).
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 7,119
- With media
- 5,268
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Collections
- UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS
- Recorded in
- Canada, United States
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Subclass of
- herbaceous plant
- Parent taxon
- Moneses
- Image
- PYROLA UNIFLORA - ALINYÀ.JPG
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- Commons category
- Moneses uniflora
- taxon common name
- navadna enocvetka
- taxon range
- Tibet Autonomous Region
- has fruit type
- capsule
- short name
- M. uniflora
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Taxonomy
- Description and range
- Use in Indigenous cultures
- Applications in science
- References
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Moneses uniflora, the one-flowered wintergreen (British Isles), single delight, wax-flower, shy maiden, star of Bethlehem (Aleutians), '''St. Olaf's candlestick (Norway), wood nymph, or frog's reading lamp, 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'.
== Taxonomy == The genus Moneses originates from the Greek word moses'', which translates to 'solitary', and hesia, meaning 'delight', referencing the single flower which blooms on the plant. The plant is also referred to as wood nymph, referencing a nature goddess figure in Greek mythology that lived in forests and resembled beautiful women.
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