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Pyrola elliptica

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Species of flowering plant

Pyrola elliptica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Pyrola
Species: P. elliptica
Binomial name
Pyrola elliptica
Nutt.

Pyrola elliptica, known as shinleaf, shinleaf pyrola, waxflower shinleaf, elliptic shineleaf and white wintergreen is a species of heath.

Description

The plant has 5-petaled white flowers and somewhat elliptical leaves with petioles shorter than the blade. It grows 6–12 inches (15–30 cm) tall in dry woods and forest, blooming from June through August.

Range

This species' range includes most of southern Canada and the northern United States, as well as part of the southwestern States.

References

  1. "ITIS Standard Report Page: Pyrola elliptica". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  2. "Shinleaf (Pyrola elliptica) - Ontario Wildflowers". ontariowildflowers.com. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  3. "Online Virtual Flora of Wisconsin - Pyrola elliptica". wisflora.herbarium.wisc.edu. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  4. "Plants Profile for Pyrola elliptica (waxflower shinleaf)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
Taxon identifiers
Pyrola elliptica


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