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Pyrola

not marked as a favorite taxon Pyrola americana R. Sweet. Common name: Rounded Shinleaf. Phenology: May-Aug; Jul-Oct. Habitat: Xeric to mesic woodlands and forests. Distribution: NL (Newfoundland) west to MB, south to NC, ne. TN, KY, IN, MN, and SD.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, FNA8, Il, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Pa, S, Tn, Va, W; = Pyrola rotundifolia L. var. americana (Sweet) Fernald — C, G, RAB, Tat, WV, Luteyn et al (1996); < Pyrola rotundifolia L. — GrPl, S13; > Pyrola rotundifolia L. var. americana (Sweet) Fernald — F; > Pyrola rotundifolia L. var. rotundifolia — F, misapplied. Basionym: Pyrola americana Sweet 1830

Links to other floras: = Pyrola americana - FNA8

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
  • Great Plains: FACU
  • Midwest: FACU
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FAC

Heliophily ⓘ: 3

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image #1 of Pyrola americana© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
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Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro: Rhizomatous, evergreen perennial of dry to moist, mostly acidic woodlands and forests; more frequent in the Mountains.

Stems: Stem a single flowering scape covered with dry, brown scales, rising from a small rosette of leaves.

Leaves: Leaves basal, petiolate, round with truncate to slightly wedged base, obscurely wavy or toothed, leathery and shiny-smooth.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Flowers in a narrow raceme occupying upper half (or less) of scape, nodding on short stalks; white; 1/2-3/4 in. wide; consisting of 5 petals, 5 sepals, 10 protruding stamens and a pale green style curving down below the lower petals like an elephant trunk.

Fruits: Fruit a nodding, 5-parted, round capsule containing many seeds.

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Height: 4-12 in.

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description: Rhizomatous, evergreen perennial of dry to moist, mostly acidic woodlands and forests; more frequent in the Mountains.

stems: Stem a single flowering scape covered with dry, brown scales, rising from a small rosette of leaves.

leaves: Leaves basal, petiolate, round with truncate to slightly wedged base, obscurely wavy or toothed, leathery and shiny-smooth.

inflorescence:

flowers: Flowers in a narrow raceme occupying upper half (or less) of scape, nodding on short stalks; white; 1/2-3/4 in. wide; consisting of 5 petals, 5 sepals, 10 protruding stamens and a pale green style curving down below the lower petals like an elephant trunk.

fruits: Fruit a nodding, 5-parted, round capsule containing many seeds.

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