Pyrola asarifolia

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Pyrola asarifolia
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Pyrola asarifolia subsp. asarifolia
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Pyrola
Species:
P. asarifolia
Binomial name
Pyrola asarifolia
Subspecies

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

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Pyrola asarifolia, commonly known as liverleaf wintergreen, [2] 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.

Cultivation

Its dust-like seeds are hard to germinate. [3]

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References

  1. NatureServe (2024). "Pyrola asarifolia". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  2. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Pyrola asarifolia". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  3. Kruckeberg, Arthur R. (1996). Gardening with native plants of the pacific northwest (2nd ed.). University of Washington Press. p. 209. ISBN   978-0295744155.