Pyrola media
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Pyrola media | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Subfamily: | Monotropoideae |
Genus: | Pyrola |
Species: | P. media |
Binomial name | |
Pyrola media Sw. | |
Pyrola media (Intermediate Wintergreen) is a flowering plant in the genus Pyrola, native to northern and eastern Europe and Western Asia.[1][2]
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.[3][4][5]
The species is rare and declining in the British Isles.[3]
References
- ↑ Flora Europaea: Pyrola media
- ↑ Germplasm Resources Information Network: Pyrola media
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Blamey, M. & Grey-Wilson, C. (1989). Flora of Britain and Northern Europe. ISBN 0-340-40170-2
- ↑ Flora of NW Europe: Pyrola media
- ↑ Huxley, A, ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. ISBN 0-333-47494-5
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