Pyrola elliptica - (image 1 of 4)
Taxonomy
Family: Pyrolaceae
Habitat
Dry woods.
Associates
Distribution
Newfoundland and Quebec west to MN and British Columbia, south to DE, WV, and IA.
Morphology
Rhizomatous perennial. Leaves thin, elliptic or oblong, subacute to rounded above, 3.5-7 cm long, decurrent on and as long or longer than their petioles. Scape to 30 cm long; flowers more or less spirally arranged, often more than 10; sepals triangular, acute, about as long as wide; petals white or creamy with greenish veins, more than 3.5 times as long as the calyx lobes; styles declined, arising from the side of the ring of stamens.
Notes
Flowers June to July
Wetland indicator: Upland
Plants in this genus have leaves that often persist through the winter, and are sometimes called wintergreens.
References
Gleason, Henry A. and A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada. Second Ed.
The New York Botanical Garden. Bronx, NY
Swink, F. and G. Wilhelm. 1994. Plants of the Chicago Region.
Indiana Academy of Science. The Morton Arboretum. Lisle, Illinois.
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