Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Ericaceae (Heath family)
Genus: Pyrola (Wintergreen)
Pyrola chlorantha Sw. - Green-Flowered Wintergreen
Pyrola rotundifolia L. - Round-Leaved Wintergreen
Pyrola media Sw. - Intermediate Wintergreen
Pyrola minor L. - Common Wintergreen
Maximal 25 cm tall. <span class="v1">inflorescence:</span> racemose. <span class="v1">flowers:</span> <ba><b>spherical to pitcher-shaped</b></ba>, <ba><b>whitish</b></ba>, often tinged reddish. <span class="v1">corolla:</span> Ø 5–15 mm, 5R...
The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.
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The color intensity reflects the species' abundance
Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)
perennial herbaceous vegetation, forests, shrubbery, ruderal vegetation
in nutrient-poor, acid habitats