| Pyrola rotundifolia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Pyrola |
| Species: | P. rotundifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrola rotundifolia | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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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]