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Pyrola dentata Sm.  
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FamilyERICACEAE
Genus speciesPyrola dentata Sm. 
BibliographyCycl. [A.Rees] 29: n.° 6 (1814)
Native RangeBritish Columbia to Baja California Norte
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatthickets and woods
Altitude50-2900m
Descriptionleaves glaucous, petiolate, 2-9cm, orbiculate to oblanceolate, entire to serrate, inflorescence 8-27cm, flowers 1-20, open, sepals deltate, petals 4-8mm
Size10-30cm
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 dentata var. apophylla H.F.Copel.
Pyrola dentata var. integra A.Gray
Pyrola flexuosa Raf.
Pyrola pallida Greene
Pyrola picta var. dentata (Sm.) Dorn
Pyrola picta ssp. dentata (Sm.) Piper
Pyrola picta ssp. integra (A.Gray) Piper
Pyrola picta var. pallida (Greene) Parish
Pyrola picta ssp. pallida (Greene) Andres
Territory7 Northern America
     71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia)
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming)
     76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada)
     79 Mexico (MXN Mexico Northwest)
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