PLANTS Profile for Pyrola asarifolia ssp. asarifolia (liverleaf wintergreen)

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PLANTS Profile

Pyrola asarifolia Michx. ssp. asarifolia
liverleaf wintergreen

Symbol:

PYASA

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Pyrolaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Pyrola asarifolia Michx. ssp. asarifolia

Pyrola asarifolia var. purpurea

Brother Alfred Brousseau. Courtesy of St. Mary's College of California. ©St. Mary's College of California. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Pyrola asarifolia Michx. ssp. asarifolia

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Synonyms:
Pyrola asarifolia Michx. ssp. asarifolia

	PYASI	Pyrola asarifolia Michx. var. incarnata (DC.) Fernald
	PYASO	Pyrola asarifolia Michx. var. ovata Farw.
	PYASP	Pyrola asarifolia Michx. var. purpurea (Bunge) Fernald
	PYCA6	Pyrola californica Krísa
	PYEL2	Pyrola elata Nutt.
	PYROA3	Pyrola rotundifolia L. ssp. asarifolia (Michx.) A. Löve & D. Löve
	PYUL	Pyrola uliginosa Torr. & A. Gray ex Torr.
	PYULG	Pyrola uliginosa Torr. & A. Gray ex Torr. var. gracilis Jennings

Distribution:
Pyrola asarifolia Michx. ssp. asarifolia


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, CA, CO, IA, ID, IN, MA, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NH, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT)

Related Taxa:
Pyrola asarifolia Michx. ssp. asarifolia

View 4 genera in Pyrolaceae, 7 species in Pyrola, 2 subspecies in Pyrola asarifolia Michx.

Classification:
Pyrola asarifolia Michx. ssp. asarifolia

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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 asarifolia Michx. – liverleaf wintergreen
Subspecies	Pyrola asarifolia Michx. ssp. asarifolia – liverleaf wintergreen

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Pyrola asarifolia Michx. ssp. asarifolia

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented below are 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.

Indiana:
Pyrola asarifolia
pink wintergreen		Endangered
Iowa:
Pyrola asarifolia
pink shinleaf		Endangered
Maine:
Pyrola asarifolia
pink wintergreen		Special Concern
Massachusetts:
Pyrola asarifolia var. purpurea
pink pyrola		Endangered
New Hampshire:
Pyrola asarifolia
pink wintergreen		Endangered
New York:
Pyrola asarifolia
pink wintergreen		Threatened
Vermont:
Pyrola asarifolia
bog wintergreen		Threatened

Wetland Indicator Status:
Pyrola asarifolia Michx. ssp. asarifolia

Pyrola asarifolia:

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

FACU,FACW

FACW

FACW*

FACU

FAC

Pyrola uliginosa:

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

FACW-,FACW

FACW

FACW-

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Pyrola asarifolia Michx. ssp. asarifolia

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 524614.

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

View species account 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: 10/27/2008 09:51 PM MDT