Pyrola americana Sweet

Round-leaved Shinleaf, Round-leaved Pyrola

Synonyms: Pyrola asarifolia subsp. americana, Pyrola rotundifolia subsp. americana, Pyrola rotundifolia var. americana

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Eudicot

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Family: Ericaceae

Genus: Pyrola

Species: Pyrola americana

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations: None

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph, Mycoheterotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: FAC

PHOTOS OF Pyrola americana