Pyrola picta

Pyrola picta
Pyrola picta in Mount Rainier National Park
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Subfamily: Monotropoideae
Genus: Pyrola
Species: P. picta
Binomial name
Pyrola picta
Sm.

Pyrola picta, commonly called whiteveined wintergreen[1] or whitevein shinleaf, is a perennial herb in the heath family. It is native to western North America from southwestern Canada to the southwestern United States.

References

  1. ↑ "Pyrola picta". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
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