| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Pyrola elliptica Nutt. |
| Synonyms | Pyrola compacta Jenn. |
| Pyrola maximowicziana Makino | |
| Pyrola reticulata Raf. ex DC. | |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Altitude | 0-1700m |
| Description | leaves elliptic, oblong or obovate, obtuse, finely dentate, 2-8cm long, flowers 3-20, campanulate, 12-16mm across, in raceme |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | creamy |
| Bloom | 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 (Alberta , British Columbia , Manitoba , Saskatchewan ) Eastern Canada (New Brunswick , Newfoundland , Nova Scotia , Ontario , Prince Edward I. , Québec ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Idaho , Montana , Wyoming ) North-Central U.S.A. (Illinois , Iowa , Minnesota , North Dakota , Nebraska , 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 ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico ) Southeastern U.S.A. (Delaware , Maryland , North Carolina , Virginia) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ERICACEAE
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