Pyrola elliptica Nutt.

  • Family

    Pyrolaceae (Magnoliophyta)

  • Scientific Name

    Pyrola elliptica Nutt.

  • Primary Citation

    Gen. Amer. Bor. 273. 1818

  • Type Specimens

    Specimen 1: Possible type -- A.M. Percival s.n.

    Specimen 2: Possible type -- Collector unspecified s.n.

  • Common Names

    waxflower shinleaf, waxflower shinleaf, shinleaf

  • Floras and Monographs

    Pyrola elliptica Nutt.: [Book] Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.