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Pyrola picta

WHITE-VEINED WINTERGREEN

Ericaceae
Heath family

Pyrola picta © Edge Of Eden


Perennial, evergreen.
Leaf blade upper surface dark green, lower surface often purple; veins white-bordered.
Flowers greenish, cream-white, or pink.
Blooming June–August.
In leaf litter in dry ponderosa-pine forests. 
Elevation 1300–7900' (400–2400 m).
Northwestern California, Cascade Ranges, Sierra Nevada, Central Western California, Southwestern California, Great Basin Province (Warner Mountains).
A California Flora (Pyrolaceae) p. 434
The Jepson Manual p. 564 569

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Last modified: February 2, 2009





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