Pyrola asarifolia, commonly known as liverleaf wintergreen,[2] bog wintergreen or pink wintergreen, is a plant species of the genus Pyrola native to western North America. It is found primarily on forest margins at mid latitude in the Pacific Northwest and northern California. It is so named simply because its leaves maintain their green color through winter.
| Pyrola asarifolia | |
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| Pyrola asarifolia subsp. asarifolia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Pyrola |
| Species: | P. asarifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Pyrola asarifolia | |
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P. asarifolia subsp. asarifolia | |
Cultivation
editIts dust-like seeds are hard to germinate.[3]
References
edit- ^ NatureServe (2024). "Pyrola asarifolia". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Pyrola asarifolia". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ Kruckeberg, Arthur R. (1996). Gardening with native plants of the pacific northwest (2nd ed.). University of Washington Press. p. 209. ISBN 978-0295744155.
External links
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Media related to Pyrola asarifolia at Wikimedia Commons- Jepson Manual Treatment - Pyrola asarifolia
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