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Pyrola media

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

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

Pyrola media, the intermediate wintergreen,1 is a flowering plant in the genus Pyrola, native to northern and eastern Europe and Western Asia.23

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.456

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 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  2. Flora Europaea: Pyrola media
  3. "Pyrola media". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  4. 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