Pyrola elliptica

Characteristics
Ericaceae
Pyrola
Pyrola elliptica Nutt.
common shinleaf
Mesic forests. The most common Pyrola in non-sandy mesic forests.
Subshrub, Shrub
Perennial
Vascular
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Native UPL (NWPL EMP) FACU (NWPL NCNE) S5 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank)
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Classification
Eudicots
Ericales
Pyrola
Pyrola elliptica Nutt. - common shinleaf
Citation
Pyrola elliptica Nutt.
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Species Distribution Map

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Plant Photos
Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Essex, NY: 30 July 2002 -
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson. Photo taken: Oswego Co., NY: 22 Jun 2012 - 1
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Photo by: Sara R. Stebbins - Environmental Design & Research, Landscape Architecture, Engineering & Environmental Services, D.P.C. (EDR). Photo taken: Essex Co., NY: 4 Aug 2018 -
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