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Pyrola bracteata Hook.  
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FamilyERICACEAE
Genus speciesPyrola bracteata Hook. 
BibliographyFl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 47 (1834)
Native RangeAlaska to w. USA
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatthickets and woods
Descriptionleaves broadly ovate, acute, entire or crenate, coriaceous, nitid, scape squamose, flowers in raceme, bracts lanceolate, acuminate, longer than flowers
Size5-25cm
Colorpink, white
Bloomspring
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 ssp. bracteata (Hook.) Haber
Pyrola asarifolia var. bracteata (Hook.) Jeps.
Territory7 Northern America
     70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska)
     71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia)
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington)
     76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California)
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