United States
Department of
Agriculture
Forest Service
Rocky Mountain
Research Station
Ft. Collins, CO
General Technical Report
RMRS-GTR-118-CD
February 2004
| Authors |
| Acknowledgments |
| Introduction |
| Species description format |
| Trees |
| Shrubs |
| Ferns & Friends |
| Forbs |
| Graminoids |
| Descriptive drawings |
| Collecting and pressing methods |
| Glossary |
| References |
Pyrola Conspectus
| Species | Leaves & Stems | Leaf Shape | Leaf Color | Flowers | Similar Species |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyrola asarifolia pink wintergreen Pyas |
numerous basal | obovate | shiny green above; purplish-brown below; not mottled |
10-25 in racemes; pink to rose; nodding; styles strongly curved |
Asarum caudatum; Pyrola picta |
| Pyrola chlorantha green pyrola Pych |
several basal; reddish-brown stems |
rotund round-toothed | dull dark green; not mottled |
2-8 in raceme; pale yellow; style curved |
|
| Pyrola picta white vein pyrola Pypi |
mostly basal | elliptic; thickened margins |
dark green with greyish mottling along main veins | 10-25 in raceme; yellowish or green; style curved |
Pyrola asarifolia; Goodyera oblongifolia |
| Pyrola secunda sidebells pyrola Pyse |
numerous leaves; leafy aerial stem |
ovate to elliptic | light green | 6-20 in nodding raceme; flowers on one side; white; styles straight |
Gaultheria ovatifolia |