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Pyrola picta (White-veined wintergreen)
Bransford, W.D. and Dolphia

Pyrola picta

Pyrola picta Sm.

White-veined Wintergreen

Pyrolaceae (Shinleaf Family)

Synonym(s): Pyrola aphylla, Pyrola aphylla var. leptosepala, Pyrola aphylla var. paucifolia, Pyrola blanda, Pyrola conardiana, Pyrola dentata, Pyrola dentata var. apophylla, Pyrola dentata var. integra, Pyrola pallida, Pyrola paradoxa, Pyrola picta ssp. dentata, Pyrola picta ssp. integra, Pyrola picta ssp. pallida, Pyrola picta var. dentata, Pyrola septentrionalis, Pyrola sparsifolia

USDA Symbol: PYPI2

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

Many authorities show this genus to now belong in the Ericaceae family.

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 1 foot tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Red , Pink , Green
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: AZ , CA , CO , ID , MT , NM , NV , OR , SD , UT , WA , WY
Canada: AB , BC

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) 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 picta in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Pyrola picta in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Pyrola picta

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-05-03
Research By: TWC Staff

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