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Bog wintergreen, also commonly known as liverleaf wintergreen (Pyrola asarifolia).

Info in my Alaska Wildflower Guide: lwpetersen.com/alaska-wildflow…

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A slender pink-flowered spike of bog wintergreen rising against a dark, shadowed background. The nodding, cup-shaped flowers are deep pink with paler centers, arranged up a pale green stem, with unopened buds near the top. A second, softer-focus flowering stem and broad green leaves fill the lower left.

Liverleaf Wintergreen - Pyrola asarifolia - Alaska Wildflowers

The liverleaf wintergreen is a 10-20 cm tall plant with a raceme of pink, nodding flowers. It typically lives in forests or alpine meadows in moist soil.
Lee Petersen
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