Pyrola rotundifolia
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Pyrola |
| Species: | P. rotundifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrola rotundifolia | |
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Pyrola rotundifolia, the round-leaved wintergreen,[2] is a plant species of the genus Pyrola.[3][4] It is found in Europe, Japan, Mongolia, Myanmar, Vietnam and Russia.[5][6] It typically grows about a foot tall and blooms from May to August with bell-shaped, fragrant white flowers. The plant prefers moist, alkaline soils—often thriving in sandy or loamy environments such as bogs, fens, and beech woods. [7]
References
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- ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ "In Bloom: Woodland secrets" - Aspen Times
- ^ "Winter? Looking around evergreen" - Natuurbericht
- ^ Qin Haining; Peter F. Stevens, "Pyrola rotundifolia Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 396. 1753", Flora of China, vol. 14
- ^ "Pyrola rotundifolia" - Plants of the World
- ^ "Pyrola rotundifolia". NC State Extension Plants Database. North Carolina State University. Retrieved 2025-06-27.