Characteristics
Pyrola americana Sweet
round-leaved shinleaf
Hardwood or pine-hardwood forests with dry to mesic acidic sandy or coarse soils and sandy roadsides. Fairly common in sandy forests on Long Island.
Subshrub, Shrub
Perennial
Vascular
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Native FAC (NWPL EMP) FAC (NWPL NCNE) S5 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank)
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Classification
Eudicots
Ericales
Pyrola americana Sweet - round-leaved shinleaf
Citation
Pyrola americana Sweet
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.

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Plant Photos
Photo by: Kyle J. Webster. Photo taken: Warren Co., NY: 29 Jun 2019 -
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Photo by: Kyle J. Webster. Photo taken: Warren Co., NY: 29 Jun 2019 -
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