Characteristics
Pyrola minor L.
lesser shinleaf
Cool northern coniferous and coniferous-hardwood forests. It has a strong preference for growing on mosses on the edges and banks of cool forested high gradient small streams but it is not limited to this habitat.
Subshrub, Shrub
Perennial
Vascular
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Native Endangered-State UPL, FAC+ (NWPL) FAC (NWPL NCNE) S1 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank)
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Classification
Eudicots
Ericales
Pyrola minor L. - lesser shinleaf
Citation
Pyrola minor L.
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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: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Essex, NY: 25 July 2006 -
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Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Essex, NY: 30 July 2002 -
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Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Essex, NY: 30 July 2002 -
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Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Essex, NY: 30 July 2002 -
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Photo By: Timothy Howard. Photo taken: Essex, NY: 26 July 2007 -
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Photo By: Timothy Howard. Photo taken: Essex, NY: 26 July 2007 -
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Photo By: Timothy Howard. Photo taken: Essex, NY: 26 July 2007 -
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Photo by: Jacqueline Donnelly. Photo taken: Essex Co., NY: 28 Jul 2012 - 6
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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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