Pyrola media

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Pyrola media
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Pyrola
Species:
P. media
Binomial name
Pyrola media
Sw.

Pyrola media, the intermediate wintergreen, [1] is a flowering plant in the genus Pyrola , native to northern and eastern Europe and Western Asia. [2] [3]

It is a herbaceous evergreen perennial plant with a basal rosette of leaves and a single erect flowering stem 15–30 cm tall. The leaves are round, up to 4.5 cm diameter. The flowers are white or pale pink, 7–11 mm diameter, with a straight style extending beyond the petals. [4] [5] [6]

The species is rare and declining in the British Isles. [4]

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References

  1. BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2020-09-24. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  2. Flora Europaea: Pyrola media
  3. "Pyrola media". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  4. 1 2 Blamey, M. & Grey-Wilson, C. (1989). Flora of Britain and Northern Europe. ISBN   0-340-40170-2
  5. Flora of NW Europe: Pyrola media Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Huxley, A, ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. ISBN   0-333-47494-5