| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Pyrola americana G.Don |
| Synonyms | Pyrola heterophylla Raf. |
| Pyrola obovata Bertol. | |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Altitude | 0-2100m |
| Description | leaves petiolate, ovate to orbiculate, coriaceous, abaxially decurrent, crenate, obtuse or retuse, flowers 5-20, sepals ovate, petals orbiculate, 6-10mm long |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | white, pinkish |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible division in early spring; cuttings in early and late summer |
| Territory |
Northern America
Western Canada (Manitoba ) Eastern Canada (New Brunswick , Newfoundland , Nova Scotia , Ontario , Prince Edward I. , Québec ) North-Central U.S.A. (Illinois , Minnesota , North Dakota , South Dakota , Wisconsin ) Northeastern U.S.A. (Connecticut , Indiana , Maine , Masachusettes , Michigan , New Hampshire , New Jersey , New York , Ohio , Pennsylvania , Rhode I. , Vermont , West Virginia ) Southeastern U.S.A. (Delaware , Kentucky , Maryland , North Carolina , Tennessee , Virginia) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ERICACEAE
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