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.