Pyrola elliptica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Pyrola |
Species: | P. elliptica
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Binomial name | |
Pyrola elliptica |
Pyrola elliptica, known as shinleaf, shinleaf pyrola, waxflower shinleaf, elliptic shineleaf and white wintergreen is a species of heath.[1]
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]
This species' range includes most of southern Canada and the northern United States, as well as part of the southwestern States.[4]