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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Pyrola americana   FAMILY Ericaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pyrola americana   FAMILY Pyrolaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Pyrola americana

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 8 (2009)

Pyrola americana

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-02-001:

Pyrola rotundifolia var. americana   FAMILY Ericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Pyrola americana

 

COMMON NAME:
Rounded Shinleaf, Roundleaf Pyrola, American Wintergreen


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image of Pyrola americana, Rounded Shinleaf, Roundleaf Pyrola, American Wintergreen

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_pyam_001_lvd

        

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Pyrola americana   FAMILY Ericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pyrola americana   FAMILY Pyrolaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Pyrola americana

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 8
Pyrola americana

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-02-001:
Pyrola rotundifolia var. americana   FAMILY Ericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Pyrola americana

 

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3300

Subshrub
Perennial

Habitat: Xeric to mesic woodlands and forests, per Weakley's Flora

Native to North Carolina

Rare

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LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Basal rosette
Petioles 2-7cm long

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White to pinkish
5 sepals
5 petals
10 stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule

 

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