Intro: Low-growing, stemless, rhizomatous perennial of seepage bogs and pocosins, typically in association with Osmundastrum cinnamomeum, Sarracenia rubra and Sphagnum species.

Stems:

Leaves: Leaves (2-8) arising directly from the rhizome, petiolate, heart-shaped, variegated to not variegated.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Flowers solitary; 2-4 per plant; maroon-red but white to greenish-white at the base; less than 1 in. long; cylindric-tubular with 3 triangular, somewhat spreading lobes; thin-fleshy; longitudinally ridged and reticulated inside tube.

Fruits: Fruit a round, fleshy capsule.

Comments:

Height: 3-6 in.

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description: Low-growing, stemless, rhizomatous perennial of seepage bogs and pocosins, typically in association with Osmundastrum cinnamomeum, Sarracenia rubra and Sphagnum species.

stems:

leaves: Leaves (2-8) arising directly from the rhizome, petiolate, heart-shaped, variegated to not variegated.

inflorescence:

flowers: Flowers solitary; 2-4 per plant; maroon-red but white to greenish-white at the base; less than 1 in. long; cylindric-tubular with 3 triangular, somewhat spreading lobes; thin-fleshy; longitudinally ridged and reticulated inside tube.

fruits: Fruit a round, fleshy capsule.

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