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Pyrola

not marked as a favorite taxon Pyrola asarifolia Michaux. Common name: Pink Shinleaf. Phenology: Jul-Aug. Habitat: Bogs and swampy forests and woodlands. Distribution: NL west to AK, south to NY (Long Island), n. IN, ne. IA, NM, UT, and s. CA.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: There are three elements in the Pyrola asarifolia complex, which have been recognized at various ranks. We recognize three species: a widespread North American Pyrola asarifolia, the Asian Pyrola incarnata (A.P. de Candolle) Fischer ex Komarov, and the Pacific Northwest Pyrola bracteata Hooker.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Pyrola asarifolia Michx. ssp. asarifolia — Can, FNA8, K4, NE, NY; < Pyrola asarifolia Michx. — C, GrPl, Mi; > Pyrola asarifolia Michx. var. asarifolia — F, G; > Pyrola asarifolia Michx. var. purpurea (Bunge) Fernald — F, G. Basionym: Pyrola asarifolia Michx. 1803

Links to other floras: = Pyrola asarifolia ssp. asarifolia - FNA8

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Great Plains: FACU
  • Midwest: FACW
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACW

Heliophily ⓘ: 5

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image #6 of Pyrola asarifolia© Alan Cressler: Pyrola asarifolia, West Fork Rock Creek Gorge, Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, Custer National Forest, Carbon County, Montana 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷

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