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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: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 2 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Red , Pink , Green
Bloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul

Distribution

USA: AK , CA , ID , MT , OR , WA
Canada: AB , BC
Native Habitat: Coniferous forests, swampy woods, riparian thickets, dry and open hillsides.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 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 Plants
FNA: Find Pyrola asarifolia bracteata in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Pyrola asarifolia bracteata

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-05-03
Research By: CBR

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