Pyrola elliptica

Pyrola elliptica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ericales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Ericaceae
Subfamilia: Pyroloideae
Genus: Pyrola
Species:

Name

Pyrola elliptica Nutt., 1818

Synonyms

  • Pyrola compacta Jenn.
  • Pyrola maximowicziana Makino
  • Pyrola reticulata Raf. ex DC.
  • Pyrola rotundifolia Michx.
  • Thelaia elliptica (Nutt.) Alef.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental:Northern America
      • USA (Arizona, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming), Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Isl., Quebec, Saskatchewan)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Vernacular names

  • English: Waxflower shinleaf
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