white-veined wintergreen

Pyrola picta

Member of wintergreens (genus Pyrola)
monotropes (subfamily Monotropoideae)
heath family (family Ericaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
red purple, pink, cream, white in flowering plants

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• individual flower bract length ≤ pedicel
• photos also indicate that the bract is wider at the base and distinctly cupped around the pedicel
• leaf blades generally present, 2.5–7 cm, dark green with white mottling on veins adaxially
• rare

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Chris’s observations: 1 (research grade)

Locations:

• Desolation Wilderness

Months:

• Aug.: 1

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Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora