PYROLACEAEThe Shinleaf Family
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Pyrolaceae Herbs or subshrubs
Flowers are regular and perfect
Leaves are alternate and sometimes opposite
Leaves are basal or nearly so except in Chimaphila
Leaves persist through winter except in Moneses (sometimes called the wintergreen family)
Strongly mycotrophic-dependant on mycorrhizal in ground
5-merous
ONE-FLOWERED PYROLA
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Moneses uniflora
Plant grows 3-10 cm tall
Round, basal leaves about 1-2 cm
Leaf blade margin is finely toothed or subentire
Leafless stem
Single, white flower
Grows in damp woods and bogs
ONE-SIDED PYROLAPyrola secunda
Leaves are elliptic to broadly ovate, 1.5-4 cm
Leaf blade margin is entire to crenate-serrate
Flower cluster a one-sided raceme of white flowers
Grows in moist woods and mossy bogs
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PINK SHINLEAFPyrola asarifolia
Basal leaves 3-6 cm
Leaf blade margin is entire
Pink, nodding flowers
Grows in moist woods and bogs
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PIPSISSEWAChimaphila umbellata
Plant grows to 10-30 cm
Sharply toothed leaves, 3-6 cm
Leaves 3-8 in whorls
Flower cluster with umbel-like pink flowers
Umbrella-shaped stigma
Grows in dry woods, esp. sandy soil
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References Gleason, Henry A., Cronquist, Arthur. Manual of Vascular Plants of
Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada. 2nd ed. New York botanical Garden, Bronx, New York. pp 213-215.
Walters, Dirk R., Keil, David J., Murrell, Zack E. 2006. Vascular Plant Taxonomy. 5th ed. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, Dubuque, Iowa.