Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Pyrola picta Sm. |
Bibliography | Cycl. [A.Rees] 29: n.° 18 (1814) |
Native Range | w. Canada to w. & c. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | thickets and woods |
Altitude | 400-3000m |
Description | leaves dark green, white or grey veined, broadly ovate, flowers in narrow raceme, petals 4-6mm long |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | greenish white, pink |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 |
Synonyms | Pyrola blanda Andres Pyrola conardiana Andres Pyrola paradoxa Andres Pyrola picta var. chimoides Andres Pyrola picta var. sparsifolia (Suksd.) Andres Pyrola picta var. suksdorfii Andres Pyrola septentrionalis Andres Pyrola sparsifolia Suksd. Thelaia spathulata Alef. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (SDA South Dakota) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |