Flora of North America species comparison

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Pyrola asarifolia subsp. asarifolia
Photo is of parent taxon

bog wintergreen, common pink wintergreen, liver-leaf wintergreen, pink pyrola, pink wintergreen
Leaf

blades round, ovate, elliptic, or reniform, margins entire or crenulate.
Flowers

calyx lobes 1.4–3.5(–4.3) mm, apices acute to acuminate;

anthers (1.7–)2–3.4 mm.
Proximal

inflorescence bracts usually as long as or longer than subtended pedicels, sometimes shorter than subtended pedicels.
2n

= 46.

Pyrola asarifolia subsp. asarifolia
Phenology Flowering Apr–Jun.
Habitat Dry to moist forests, bogs
Elevation 0-3200 m (0-10500 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AK; CA; CO; IA; ID; IN; MA; ME; MI; MN; MT; ND; NH; NM; NV; NY; OR; PA; SD; UT; VT; WA; WI; WY; AB; BC; MB; NB; NL; NS; NT; NU; ON; PE; QC; SK; YT; e Asia
[BONAP county map]
Source FNA vol. 8, p. 381.
Parent taxa Ericaceae > subfam. Monotropoideae > Pyrola > Pyrola asarifolia
Sibling taxa
P. asarifolia subsp. bracteata
Synonyms P. asarifolia var. purpurea, P. californica, P. uliginosa
Name authority unknown
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