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Round-leafed Pyrola Pyrola rotundifolia

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Phonetic Spelling
py-ROH-luh ro-tun-dih-FOH-lee-ah
Description

Round-leaf Wintergreen is a wildflower in the heather family that is native to Europe, Asia and Russia. It grows about a foot tall and blooms May through Aug. with bell-shaped racemes of white flowers. It is native to alkaline wet sites of bogs, fens and woods.

Difficult to find in this country although seeds are available.

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  • Attributes:
    Genus:
    Pyrola
    Species:
    rotundifolia
    Family:
    Ericaceae
    Uses (Ethnobotany):
    Leaves are used medicinally
    Life Cycle:
    Perennial
    Country Or Region Of Origin:
    Europe, Asia-Tropical and Asia-Temperate, Russia
  • Whole Plant Traits:
    Plant Type:
    Wildflower
    Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
    Broadleaf Evergreen
    Habit/Form:
    Clumping
    Erect
  • Cultural Conditions:
    Soil pH:
    Alkaline (>8.0)
    Soil Drainage:
    Moist
    Occasionally Wet
  • Flowers:
    Flower Color:
    White
    Flower Inflorescence:
    Raceme
    Flower Value To Gardener:
    Fragrant
    Flower Bloom Time:
    Spring
    Summer
    Flower Shape:
    Bell
    Flower Petals:
    4-5 petals/rays
    Flower Description:
    Small, nodding whitish flowers with five petals in racemes in May-Aug.
  • Leaves:
    Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
    Broadleaf Evergreen
    Leaf Feel:
    Glossy
    Leathery
    Leaf Arrangement:
    Alternate
    Leaf Shape:
    Ovate
    Leaf Margin:
    Crenate
    Entire
    Hairs Present:
    No
    Leaf Description:
    Leathery, shiny rounded ovate leaves with petioles often as long as the leaves in a basal rosette. Margins entire or crenate.
  • Stem:
    Stem Color:
    Green
    Red/Burgundy
    Stem Is Aromatic:
    No
    Stem Surface:
    Smooth (glabrous)
    Stem Description:
    Green to reddish-green smoothe stems