Pyrola media
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Pyrola media, the intermediate wintergreen,[1] is a flowering plant in the genus Pyrola, native to northern and eastern Europe and Western Asia.[2][3]
It is a herbaceous evergreen perennial plant with a basal rosette of leaves and a single erect flowering stem 15–30 cm tall. The leaves are round, up to 4.5 cm diameter. The flowers are white or pale pink, 7–11 mm diameter, with a straight style extending beyond the petals.[4][5][6]
The species is rare and declining in the British Isles.[4]
References
- ↑ Template:BSBI 2007
- ↑ Flora Europaea: Pyrola media
- ↑ Template:GRIN
- ↑ a b Blamey, M. & Grey-Wilson, C. (1989). Flora of Britain and Northern Europe. Template:ISBN
- ↑ Flora of NW Europe: Pyrola media Template:Webarchive
- ↑ Huxley, A, ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. Template:ISBN