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shinleaf
Pyrola elliptica
Pyrola elliptica, known as shinleaf, shinleaf pyrola, waxflower shinleaf, elliptic shineleaf and white wintergreen is a species of heath.
From the article Pyrola elliptica on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The plant has 5-petaled white flowers and somewhat elliptical leaves with petioles shorter than the blade. It grows 6–12 inches (15–30 cm) tall in dry woods and forest, blooming from June through August.
Range & habitat
This species' range includes most of southern Canada and the northern United States, as well as part of the southwestern States.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Range”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 82515.