Pyrola chlorantha Sw. is a plant in the Ericaceae family, order Ericales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Pyrola chlorantha Sw.

Pyrola chlorantha Sw.

Pyrola chlorantha, or greenflowered wintergreen, is a circumboreal Pyrola species that is endangered in several U.S. states.

Family
Genus
Pyrola
Order
Ericales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Pyrola chlorantha Sw.

Pyrola chlorantha, commonly known as greenflowered wintergreen, is a plant species belonging to the genus Pyrola. This species has a circumboreal distribution, occurring across the northern latitudes of both Eurasia and North America. Within the United States, it is found in both the Northeastern and Western regions; in the West it occurs in areas such as California’s Sierra Nevada. It is classified as an endangered species in several U.S. states.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Ericales Ericaceae Pyrola

More from Ericaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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