General Description:  The bluish white flowers of this root parasite are borne singly at the tips of  stems 3-6in (7-15cm) tall.  The leaves are small, overlapping brownish scales at the base of the plant, which is, has glandular hairs.  The flower parts are five-lobed and tubular with the bluish corolla about 1/2-3/4in (12-20mm) long that encloses the four stamens.  Flowers appear in April-May and the fruit is a capsule.

 
General Habitat:  Rich woods, typically

                           
                                                                                                                                                         
                                                      
                                                               


                                                              Flowering and fruiting chart