Pyrola americana Sweet

Locations ofPyrola americana Sweet in Virginia

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Family
Ericaceae
Botanical Name
Pyrola americana Sweet
Common Name
Round-leaved Pyrola, American Wintergreen
Synonym(s)
Pyrola rotundifolia L. var. americana (Sweet) Fern.
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Pyrola americana Sweet
Comments
Often, and perhaps better treated as var. americana (Sweet) Fernald, of the circumpolar Pyrola rotundifolia L.
Habitat
Mesic to dry, mostly acidic forests. Frequent in the mountains; infrequent in the Piedmont; rare in the Coastal Plain.
Native Status
Native

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