Pyrola media
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Pyrola media (Intermediate Wintergreen) is a flowering plant in the genus Pyrola, native to northern and eastern Europe and western Asia.[1][2]
It is a herbaceous evergreen perennial plant with a basal rosette of leaves and a single erect flowering stem 15-30 cm tall. The leaves are round, up to 4.5 cm diameter. The flowers are white or pale pink, 7-11mm diameter, with a straight style extending beyond the petals.[3][4][5]
The species is rare and declining in the British Isles.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Flora Europaea: Pyrola media
- ^ Germplasm Resources Information Network: Pyrola media
- ^ a b Blamey, M. & Grey-Wilson, C. (1989). Flora of Britain and Northern Europe. ISBN 0-340-40170-2
- ^ Flora of NW Europe: Pyrola media
- ^ Huxley, A, ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. ISBN 0-333-47494-5
