Pyrola chlorantha

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Pyrola chlorantha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Subfamily: Monotropoideae
Genus: Pyrola
Species: P. chlorantha
Binomial name
Pyrola chlorantha
Sw.

Pyrola chlorantha (syn Pyrola virens) or Green-Flowered Wintergreen is a species of the plant genus Pyrola. It has a Circumboreal distribution and is found throughout the northern latitudes of Eurasia and North America.

Pyrola chlorantha is found in the Northeastern United States and the Western United States, such as the Sierra Nevada in California. It is considered an endangered species in several of the U.S. states.

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