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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.
Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Subshrub
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 1 foot tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Red , Pink , GreenBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug
Distribution
USA: AZ , CA , CO , ID , MT , NM , NV , OR , SD , UT , WA , WYCanada: AB , BC
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 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 PlantsFNA: Find Pyrola picta in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Pyrola picta
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-05-03Research By: TWC Staff