Flower/fruit:
Spike-like cluster of small urn-shaped, six-parted white flowers;
does not grow in a spiral; has a rough, swollen base; hugs the nearly
leafless flower stalk; mealy appearance
Flowering
Season: Late spring into summer
Foliage:
2 to 7 inch, pale green leaves
narrow at base and tip; basal rosette
Site:
Open woods; dry
or wet meadows; peaty bog edges
