Pyrola media
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| Pyrola media | |
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| File:Pyrola media RHu 01.JPG | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Pyrola |
| Species: | P. media
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| Binomial name | |
| Pyrola media | |
Pyrola media, the intermediate wintergreen,[1] is a flowering plant in the genus Pyrola, native to northern and eastern Europe and Western Asia.[2][3]
It is a herbaceous evergreen perennial plant with a basal rosette of leaves and a single erect flowering stem 15–30 cm tall. The leaves are round, up to 4.5 cm diameter. The flowers are white or pale pink, 7–11 mm diameter, with a straight style extending beyond the petals.[4][5][6]
The species is rare and declining in the British Isles.[4]
References
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- ^ Flora Europaea: Pyrola media
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- ^ a b Blamey, M. & Grey-Wilson, C. (1989). Flora of Britain and Northern Europe. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Flora of NW Europe: Pyrola media Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
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