Pyrola
pyrola, shinleaf, wintergreen
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Origin: Native
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Description:
[none provided]
Accepted Name:
Pyrola
Publication: Sp. Pl. 1: 396. 1753; Gen. Pl. ed. 5, 188. 1754.
Publication: Sp. Pl. 1: 396. 1753; Gen. Pl. ed. 5, 188. 1754.
Synonyms & Misapplications:
(none provided)
Species in Pyrola:
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Pyrola aphylla – leafless wintergreen
Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; southwestern British Columbia to Baja California, east to Idaho. -
Pyrola asarifolia – common pink wintergreen, liver-leaf wintergreen Widely distributed on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Rocky Mountains, northern Great Plains, Great Lakes region, and northeastern North America.
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ssp. asarifolia – pink pyrola, common pink wintergreen, liver-leaf wintergreen Widely distributed on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Rocky Mountains, northern Great Plains, Great Lakes region, and northeastern North America.
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ssp. bracteata – pink pyrola Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to Alberta, Idaho, and Montana.
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Pyrola chlorantha – green-flower wintergreen Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Rocky Mountains and across northern U.S. and Canada to the Atlantic Coast.
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Pyrola dentata – toothleaf pyrola Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Montana and Wyoming.
- Pyrola elliptica – white wintergreen Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington to the Mount St. Helens area; British Columbia to Washington east to Montana and Wyoming, northern Great Plains, Great Lakes region, and northeastern North America.
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Pyrola minor – lesser wintergreen, snowline wintergreen Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Rocky Mountains; east across Canada and northern U.S. to the Atlantic Coast.
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Pyrola picta – white-vein wintergreen Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Rocky Mountains and northern Great Plains.
Additional Resources:
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Pyrola in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database
WA Flora Checklist: Pyrola checklist entry
OregonFlora: Pyrola information
E-Flora BC: Pyrola atlas page
CalPhotos: Pyrola photos
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