Pyrola chlorantha
Appearance
Pyrola chlorantha | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Pyrola |
Species: | P. chlorantha
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Binomial name | |
Pyrola chlorantha | |
Synonyms | |
Pyrola virens |
Pyrola chlorantha, the greenflowered wintergreen,[1] 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.
References
- ^ NRCS. "Pyrola chlorantha". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 16 October 2015.
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