Biology:Pyrola elliptica
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Pyrola |
| Species: | P. elliptica
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| Pyrola elliptica | |
Pyrola elliptica, known as shinleaf, shinleaf pyrola, waxflower shinleaf, elliptic shineleaf and white wintergreen is a species of heath.[1]
Description
The plant has 5-petaled white flowers and somewhat elliptical leaves with petioles shorter than the blade.[2] It grows 6–12 inches (15–30 cm) tall in dry woods and forest, blooming from June through August.[3]
Range
This species' range includes most of southern Canada and the northern United States , as well as part of the southwestern States.[4]
References
- ↑ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Pyrola elliptica". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=23759#null. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ↑ "Shinleaf (Pyrola elliptica) - Ontario Wildflowers". http://ontariowildflowers.com/main/species.php?id=629.
- ↑ "Online Virtual Flora of Wisconsin - Pyrola elliptica". http://wisflora.herbarium.wisc.edu/taxa/index.php?taxon=4722. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ↑ "Plants Profile for Pyrola elliptica (waxflower shinleaf)". https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=PYEL.
Wikidata ☰ Q15387050 entry
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