wintergreens

genus Pyrola

Member of monotropes (subfamily Monotropoideae)
heath family (family Ericaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)

There are no other wild species of this genus in the bay area.

leafless wintergreen
Pyrola aphylla

leafless wintergreen
Pyrola aphylla

leaf blades absent or ≤ ± 1 cm, ± not green
rare

white-veined wintergreen
Pyrola picta

white-veined wintergreen
Pyrola picta

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

bog wintergreen
Pyrola asarifolia

individual linear flower bract length ≫ pedicel
leaf blades well developed, adaxially ± shiny
extremely rare; Big Basin

2 observed taxons / 1 unobserved taxon / 1 key

Chris’s observations: 3 (2 are research grade)

Locations:

Desolation Wilderness
Portola Redwoods SP
Sam McDonald CP

Months:

Jun.: 1
Jul.: 1
Aug.: 1

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Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora