Pyrola picta

Pyrola picta
Pyrola picta in Mount Rainier National Park
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Subfamily: Monotropoideae
Genus: Pyrola
Species: P. picta
Binomial name
Pyrola picta
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Pyrola picta, commonly called whiteveined wintergreen[1] or whitevein shinleaf, is a perennial herb in the heath family. It is native to western North America from southwestern Canada to the southwestern United States.

References

  1. "Pyrola picta". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
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