Pyrola media
| 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[1]) is a flowering plant in the genus Pyrola, native to northern and eastern Europe and Western Asia.[2][3]
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.[4][5][6]
The species is rare and declining in the British Isles.[4]
References
- ↑ "BSBI List 2007" (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ↑ Flora Europaea: Pyrola media
- ↑ Germplasm Resources Information Network: Pyrola media
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 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