Pyrola sororia - Uses, Benefits & Common Names
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Status:
valid
Authors:
Andres
Source:
tro
Year:
1913
Citation Micro:
Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 8: 8 (1913)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001129073
Common Names
- Pyrola Sororia
- Common Pyrola
- Pink Wintergreen
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Pyrola sororia (also called Common Shinleaf, among many other common names) is a small perennial herbaceous plant native to North America and East Asia. It typically grows in moist woodlands and in shady areas. It has a single, leathery, oval-shaped leaf and produces small white flowers.
Uses & Benefits
Pyrola sororia is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a groundcover in shady areas. It is also used for medicinal purposes and as a dye.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Pyrola sororia has white, bell-shaped flowers with five petals and five sepals. The seeds are small and black. The seedlings have a single pair of cotyledons.
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Pyrola sororia is found in North America.
Species in the Pyrola genus
Pyrola alboreticulata, Pyrola alpina, Pyrola americana, Pyrola angustifolia, Pyrola aphylla, Pyrola asarifolia, Pyrola atropurpurea, Pyrola calliantha, Pyrola carpatica, Pyrola chlorantha, Pyrola chouana, Pyrola corbieri, Pyrola crypta, Pyrola decorata, Pyrola dentata, Pyrola elegantula, Pyrola elliptica, Pyrola faurieana, Pyrola forrestiana, Pyrola grandiflora, Pyrola japonica, Pyrola karakoramica, Pyrola macrocalyx, Pyrola markonica, Pyrola mattfeldiana, Pyrola media, Pyrola minor, Pyrola monophylla, Pyrola morrisonensis, Pyrola nephrophylla, Pyrola picta, Pyrola renifolia, Pyrola rotundifolia, Pyrola rugosa, Pyrola shanxiensis, Pyrola sororia, Pyrola subaphylla, Pyrola sumatrana, Pyrola szechuanica, Pyrola tschanbaischanica, Pyrola virgata, Pyrola xinjiangensis, Pyrola graebneriana,
Species in the Ericaceae family
References
Heinrich Andres (1883-1970): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Andres' in the authors string.