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Pyrola japonica Klenze ex Alef.  
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FamilyERICACEAE
Genus speciesPyrola japonica Klenze ex Alef. 
BibliographyLinnaea 28: 57 (1856)
Native Ranges. Russian Far East to n. & ec. China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatthickets and woods
Altitude0-2000m
Descriptionleaves elliptic, 4-7cm long, dark green, with pale veins and small, remote teeth, scape with lanceolate bracts, flowers 12-15mm across, openly campanulate
Size15-30cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationcold, shady site with a humous, moist soil
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade
Propagationseed when ripe or as soon as possible
division in early spring; cuttings in early and late summer
SynonymsPyrola asarifolia var. japonica (Alef.) Miq.
Pyrola coreana Andres
Pyrola incarnata var. japonica (Alef.) Koidz.
Pyrola rotundifolia var. albiflora Maxim.
Pyrola rotundifolia var. japonica (Alef.) Andres
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     31 Russian Far East (KHA Khabarovsk, KUR Kuril Is., PRM Primorye)
     36 China (CHI Inner Mongolia, CHM Manchuria, CHN China North-Central, CHS China Southeast)
     38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan, KOR Korea, TAI Taiwan)
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