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Pyrola americana Sweet

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Britton, N.L., and A. Brown, 1913, An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and th

Plant Details

Scientific Name: Pyrola americana Sweet
Family Name: Pyrolaceae Lindl. - Shinleaf family
Common Name: American wintergreen
Symbol: PYAM
Group: Dicot
Rank: Species
Date Modified: Feb. 7, 2026, 4:04 a.m.

Duration

  • Perennial

Growth Habits

  • Subshrub

Synonyms

  • Pyrola asarifolia Michx. ssp. americana (Sweet) Krísa
  • Pyrola obovata Bertol.
  • Pyrola rotundifolia auct. non L. p.p.
  • Pyrola rotundifolia L. var. americana (Sweet) Fernald
  • Pyrola rotundifolia L. ssp. americana (Sweet) R.T. Clausen
  • Pyrola rotundifolia L. var. rotundifolia

Wetland Ratings

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Species Range Map