Pyrola rotundifolia

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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
L.
Synonyms [1]
  • Thelaia rotundifolia(L.) Alef.

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

  1. "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species" . Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  2. BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  3. "In Bloom: Woodland secrets" - Aspen Times
  4. "Winter? Looking around evergreen" - Natuurbericht
  5. Qin Haining; Peter F. Stevens, "Pyrola rotundifolia Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 396. 1753", Flora of China, vol. 14
  6. "Pyrola rotundifolia" - Plants of the World
  7. "Pyrola rotundifolia". NC State Extension Plants Database. North Carolina State University. Retrieved 2025-06-27.