Pyrola americana Sweet. Rounded Shinleaf. Phen: May-Aug; Jul-Oct. Hab: Xeric to mesic woodlands and forests. Dist: NL (Newfoundland) west to MB, south to NC, ne. TN, KY, IN, MN, and SD.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy: = FNA8, Il, K1, K3, 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; > Pyrola rotundifolia L. var. americana (Sweet) Fernald – F; > Pyrola rotundifolia L. var. rotundifolia – F, misapplied
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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