Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: P1100858 FZ35

This is a small, native wildflower that I don't see all that often. Also known as Bog-stars. These were photographed at Bragg Creek Provincial Park on July 27th. This is "Parnassia parviflora, Small/Northern Grass-of Parnassus, since it has only 5-7 staminodia per scale." Thanks for the info, Doug (dougwaylett)! I couldn't remember which of the Parnassia had more of those staminodia and which had fewer. "The flower has five white petals, each with light green vein-like lines on them. In the center, are five three-pronged sterile stamens, each tipped with shiny, drop-like, false nectaries, which (along with the green lines) seem to lead flies and bees to the nectar in the very center of the flower." From Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parnassia