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Pyrola minor L.
snowline wintergreen

       
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Photo of Pyrola minor L.
©Elaine Haug. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Department of Systematic Biology-Botany. Canada, Bruce Peninsula. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Images:
Pyrola minor L.

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Synonyms:
Pyrola minor L.

  BRMI8 Braxilia minor (L.) House
  ERMI9 Erxlebenia minor (L.) Rydb.
  PYMIP Pyrola minor L. var. parviflora B. Boivin
 

Distribution:
Pyrola minor L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, ME, MI, MN, MT, NH, NM, NV, NY, OR, UT, VT, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Pyrola minor L.

View 4 genera in Pyrolaceae, 7 species in Pyrola
 

Classification:
Pyrola minor L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Dilleniidae
Order Ericales
Family Pyrolaceae – Shinleaf family
Genus Pyrola L. – wintergreen
Species Pyrola minor L. – snowline wintergreen
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Pyrola minor L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Maine:
lesser wintergreen              Special Concern
New York:
mountain pyrola              Endangered
Vermont:
lesser pyrola              Endangered
Wisconsin:
lesser wintergreen              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Pyrola minor L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
UPL,FAC+ FAC NO FAC+ NO NO NO NI UPL FACU+ FACU* FAC NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Pyrola minor L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 23760.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
Time Generated: 10/21/2008 04:50 PM MDT