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Pyrola asarifolia ssp. bracteata
Pyrola asarifolia Michx. ssp. bracteata (Hook.) Haber
Pink Wintergreen, Long-bract Wintergreen, Bog Wintergreen
Pyrolaceae (Shinleaf Family)
Synonym(s): Pyrola asarifolia var. bracteata, Pyrola bracteata, Pyrola bracteata var. hillii
USDA Symbol: PYASB2
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)
Many authorities show this genus to now belong in the Ericaceae family.
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Subshrub
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 2 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Red , Pink , GreenBloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul
Distribution
USA: AK , CA , ID , MT , OR , WACanada: AB , BC
Native Habitat: Coniferous forests, swampy woods, riparian thickets, dry and open hillsides.
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Pyrola asarifolia bracteata in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Pyrola asarifolia bracteata in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Pyrola asarifolia bracteata
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-05-03Research By: CBR