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White-vein Wintergreen - Pyrola picta
Other Names:
Pyrola aphylla, Pyrola dentata
Native Species
Global Rank:
G4G5
State Rank:
S4
C-value:
5
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General Description
Leaves to 7 cm long; blades ovate to elliptic, to ca. 5 cm long, apex obtuse to acute, base obtuse to rounded, margins entire, thickened, upper surface dark green, veins white mottled; petioles red, shorter to ca. as long as the blades. Flowering stems to 34 cm; scape red; racemes 10- to 20-flowered. Flowers: petals white with yellowish or greenish tinge. Capsules ca.7 mm broad (Stickney in
Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).
Diagnostic Characteristics
Species Range
Montana Range
Range Descriptions
Native
Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 113
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References
- Literature Cited AboveLegend:
View Online Publication- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
- Additional ReferencesLegend: View Online Publication
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Jones, W. W. 1901. Preliminary flora of Gallatin County. M.S. Thesis. Bozeman, MT: Montana State College. 78 pp.- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.
- Simanonok, M. 2018. Plant-pollinator network assembly after wildfire. Ph.D. Dissertation. Bozeman, MT: Montana State University. 123 p.
- Simanonok, M.P. and L.A. Burkle. 2019. Nesting success of wood-cavity-nesting bees declines with increasing time since wildfire. Ecology and Evolution 9:12436-12445.
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