Pyrola media | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Subfamily: | Monotropoideae |
Genus: | Pyrola |
Species: | P. media |
Binomial name | |
Pyrola media Sw. |
Pyrola media (intermediate wintergreen) is a flowering plant in the genus Pyrola, native to northern and eastern Europe and Western Asia.
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.
The species is rare and declining in the British Isles.