Pyrola americana (Rounded Shinleaf)

Pyrola americana

Pyrola americana Sweet

Pyrola asarifolia Michx. ssp. americana (Sweet) Krísa

Pyrola obovata Bertol.

Pyrola rotundifolia auct. non L. p.p.

Pyrola rotundifolia L. ssp. americana (Sweet) R.T. Clausen

Pyrola rotundifolia L. var. americana (Sweet) Fernald

Pyrola rotundifolia L. var. rotundifolia

Rounded Shinleaf

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Asteridae	A large class that encompasses asters
Order	Ericales	Tea, persimmon, blueberry, Brazil nut, azalea, many others
Family	Pyrolaceae	Includes at least Chimaphila, Moneses, Orthilia, and Pyrola, and sometimes several genera usually placed in the family Monotropaceae
Genus	Pyrola	Pear-like, from the Latin diminutive of Pyrus, meaning “pear,” for the pear-like leaf shape, and a genus commonly called shinleaf or wintergreen
Species	americana	“Of or from America”

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7/2/2017 · Wildlife Pond, Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, NH
≈ 3½ × 3½" (9.8 × 9.2 cm)

7/2/2017 · Wildlife Pond, Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, NH
≈ 2½ × 4" (7.3 × 11 cm)

6/30/2015 · Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, NH
≈ 7 × 8" (18 × 21 cm)

6/14/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton, MA
≈ 6 × 10" (16 × 25 cm)

7/15/2012 · Fort Point State Park, Stockton Springs, ME
≈ 6 × 9" (14 × 22 cm) ID is uncertain

7/15/2012 · Fort Point State Park, Stockton Springs, ME
≈ 15 × 10" (39 × 26 cm) ID is uncertain

6/14/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton, MA
≈ 6 × 9" (15 × 22 cm)

Pyrola americana description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 12 Oct 2018.

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6/30/2015 · Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, NH
≈ 7 × 8" (16 × 19 cm)

7/5/2015 · Jeff Smith Trail, Hollis, NH
≈ 12 × 10" (29 × 25 cm)

6/30/2015 · Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, NH
≈ 6 × 6" (15 × 15 cm)

6/26/2015 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton, MA
≈ 6 × 6" (14 × 15 cm)

6/14/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton, MA
≈ 9 × 10" (23 × 26 cm)

6/26/2015 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton, MA
≈ 5 × 6" (13 × 15 cm)

6/12/2016 · Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Worcester Road Trail

10/16/2018 · Worcester Road Trail, Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, NH
≈ 10 × 6" (24 × 16 cm)

6/12/2016 · Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Worcester Road Trail

7/15/2012 · Fort Point State Park, Stockton Springs, ME
≈ 15 × 10" (39 × 26 cm) ID is uncertain

6/30/2015 · Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, NH
≈ 6 × 9" (16 × 23 cm)

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