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Elliottia pyroliflora (Bong.) S.W.Brim & P.F.Stevens  
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FamilyERICACEAE
Genus speciesElliottia pyroliflora (Bong.) S.W.Brim & P.F.Stevens 
BibliographyJ. Arnold Arbor. 59: 336 (1978)
Native RangeAlaska to nw. Oregon
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatthickets and woods
Altitude0-2500m
Descriptionleaves pale green, elliptic-oblanceolate, shortly acute, entire, 2-5cm long, subsessile, petals 10-15mm long, elliptic, spreading
Size50-300cm
Colorpink, red
Bloomsummer
Ca-
Typeshrub
Cultivationcold, shady site with a humous, moist soil
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade
Propagationseed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer and fall; layering in spring
SynonymsCladothamnus pyroliflorus Bong.
Leiophyllum pyroliflorum (Bong.) Dippel
Pyrola fruticosa Eschsch. ex Ledeb.
Tolmiea occidentalis Hook.
Territory7 Northern America
     70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska)
     71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia)
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon, WAS Washington)
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