Pyrola americana

Classification	Dicots
Family	Ericaceae
Family (Traditional)	Ericaceae
Genus	Pyrola
Species:	Pyrola americana Sweet
Common Name	American Wintergreen
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Evergreen; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: White; Carpel Number/Pistil: 5; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Parietal; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 10
C value	8
Status	Native; AGCP (FACU), EMP (FAC) (NWPL); TN[S2] KY[SX] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Carter (TN), Johnson (TN), Sullivan (TN), Unicoi (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ETSU, TENN

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 2013 - 2015

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
N/A	Carter	Tennessee	21 May 2015	Frosty Levy	ETSU Pyrola americana
N/A	Johnson	Tennessee		Frosty Levy	ETSU Pyrola americana
ETSU007245	Unicoi	Tennessee	15 Jul 2013	Frosty Levy	ETSU Pyrola americana
N/A	Johnson	Tennessee	17 Aug 2014	Frosty Levy	ETSU Pyrola americana
TENN-V-0165501	Sullivan	Tennessee			TENN Pyrola americana
TENN-V-0165499	Carter	Tennessee			TENN Pyrola americana
ETSU031101	Johnson	Tennessee			ETSU Pyrola americana
TENN-V-0165500	Johnson	Tennessee			TENN Pyrola americana
N/A	Carter	Tennessee		Frosty Levy	ETSU Pyrola americana

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Pyrola americana

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