lesser wintergreen (Plants of Saxony) · iNaturalist

lesser wintergreen

Pyrola minor

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Summary ⁷

Pyrola minor, known by the common names snowline wintergreen, lesser wintergreen, and common wintergreen, is a plant species of the genus Pyrola. It has a Circumboreal distribution and can be found throughout the northern latitudes of Eurasia and North America.

Taxon biology ⁸

At first glance, lesser wintergreen looks a lot like round-leaved wintergreen. However, its leaves are lighter and not shiny and the stems are no longer than the leaf. Furthermore, the petals of the flower are not as open. Just like other members of the wintergreen family, lesser wintergreen spreads its fine, weighless seeds with the help of wind. An intricate net forms around the seed serving as a balloon to help its flotation.

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(c) Amadej Trnkoczy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/atrnkoczy/3709634365/
(c) anonymous, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.biopix.com/PhotosMedium/JCS%20Pyrola%20minor%2026564.jpg
(c) anonymous, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.biopix.com/photos/SDL-Pyrola-minor-00003.jpg
(c) 2003 Dianne Fristrom, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=130292&one=T
(c) 2009 Keir Morse, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=276958&one=T
(c) 2009 Keir Morse, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=276959&one=T
(c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrola_minor
(c) Copyright Ecomare, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/22758725

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