Pyrola asarifolia

Pyrola asarifolia
P. a. subsp. asarifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Subfamily: Monotropoideae
Genus: Pyrola
Species: P. asarifolia
Binomial name
Pyrola asarifolia
Michx.
Subspecies

P. asarifolia subsp. asarifolia
P. asarifolia subsp. bracteata

Pyrola asarifolia, commonly known as liverleaf wintergreen,[1] bog wintergreen or pink wintergreen, is a plant species of the genus Pyrola native to western North America. It is found primarily on forest margins at mid latitude in the Pacific Northwest and northern California. It is so named simply because its leaves maintain their green color through winter.

References

  1. "Pyrola asarifolia". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 16 October 2015.

External links

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