Pyrola elliptica
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| Pyrola elliptica | |
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| File:Pyrola elliptica 4 (5097357221).jpg | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Pyrola |
| Species: | P. elliptica
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| Binomial name | |
| Pyrola elliptica | |
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Pyrola elliptica, known as shinleaf, shinleaf pyrola, waxflower shinleaf, elliptic shineleaf and white wintergreen is a species of heath.[1]
Description
[edit | edit source]The plant has 5-petaled white flowers and somewhat elliptical leaves with petioles shorter than the blade.[2] It grows 6–12 inches (15–30 cm) tall in dry woods and forest, blooming from June through August.[3]
Range
[edit | edit source]This species' range includes most of southern Canada and the northern United States, as well as part of the southwestern States.[4]
References
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