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Pyrola minor

Common Wintergreen, Lesser Wintergreen
Also known as: Amelia minor (L.) Alef. +16 more
  • Amelia minor (L.) Alef.
  • Braxilia minor (L.) House
  • Braxilia parvifolia Raf.
  • Erxlebenia minor (L.) Rydb.
  • Erxlebenia rosea Opiz
  • Pirola minor L.
  • Pyrola conferta Fisch. ex Cham. & Schltdl.
  • Pyrola minor f. brevis Lange
  • Pyrola minor f. rosea (Sm.) Hegi
  • Pyrola minor subsp. rosea (Sm.) Schübl. & G.Martens
  • Pyrola minor var. conferta (Fisch. ex Cham. & Schltdl.) A.P.Khokhr.
  • Pyrola minor var. conferta Cham. & Schltdl.
  • Pyrola minor var. parviflora B.Boivin
  • Pyrola minor var. parvifolia B.Boivin
  • Pyrola minor var. rosea (Sm.) Hampe
  • Pyrola montana Bubani
  • Pyrola redgrovensis Druce
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Ericaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.

Pyrola minor (commonly known as Common Wintergreen or Lesser Wintergreen) is a rhizomatous plant within the Ericaceae family. It originates in Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.

Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Bulb

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Asia, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Altay, Amur, Arizona, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Central European Russia, China South-Central, Chita, Colorado, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Idaho, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizistan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Kuril Is., Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Mongolia, Montana, Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Oregon, Poland, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Tuva, Ukraine, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Siberia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia, Yukon

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