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Pyrola elliptica

Elliptic Shineleaf, Large Leaved Shineleaf
Other regional names: Shinleaf +6 more
  • Shinleaf
  • Shinleaf Pyrola
  • Wax Flowered Shinleaf
  • Wax Flowered Wintergreen
  • Waxflower Shinleaf
  • White Wintergreen
  • Wild Lily Of The Valley
Also known as: Pyrola compacta Jenn. +4 more
  • Pyrola compacta Jenn.
  • Pyrola maximowicziana Makino
  • Pyrola reticulata Raf. ex DC.
  • Pyrola rotundifolia Michx.
  • Thelaia elliptica (Nutt.) Alef.
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Ericaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.

Pyrola elliptica (commonly known as Elliptic Shineleaf or Large-leaved Shineleaf) is a rhizomatous plant within the Ericaceae family. It originates in North America. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in temperate conditions.

Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Bulb

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Canada, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northwestern U.S.A., South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southwestern U.S.A., Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

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