Pyrola asarifolia Michx.
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Pyrolaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Lvs mostly 3–6 cm; scapes 1.5–3 dm, with usually 1–3 scale-lvs; sep triangular, 2–3 mm, acute, entire, widest just above the base and therefore slightly overlapping; pet 5–7 mm, pink to pale purple; anthers cuspidate at base, abruptly narrowed above into very short tubes; style declined. Moist woods and bogs; Nf. to Alas., s. to N.Y., n. Ind., Minn. and N.M. July, Aug. (P. uliginosa)
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Common Names
pink shinleaf