Pyrola asarifolia

"liverleaf wintergreen" redirects here. For liverleaf, see Anemone hepatica.

Pyrola asarifolia, commonly known as liverleaf wintergreen,^[2] bog wintergreen or pink wintergreen, is a plant species of the genus Pyrola native to western North America. It is found primarily on forest margins at mid latitude in the Pacific Northwest and northern California. It is so named simply because its leaves maintain their green color through winter.

Pyrola asarifolia
Pyrola asarifolia subsp. asarifolia
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Pyrola
Species:	P. asarifolia
Binomial name
Pyrola asarifolia Michx.
Subspecies
P. asarifolia subsp. asarifolia P. asarifolia subsp. bracteata

Cultivation

Its dust-like seeds are hard to germinate.^[3]

References

1. NatureServe (2024). "Pyrola asarifolia". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
2. NRCS. "Pyrola asarifolia". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 16 October 2015.
3. Kruckeberg, Arthur R. (1996). Gardening with native plants of the pacific northwest (2nd ed.). University of Washington Press. p. 209. ISBN 978-0295744155.

• Blanchan, Neltje (2002). Wild Flowers: An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and Their Insect Visitors. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.

External links

• Media related to Pyrola asarifolia at Wikimedia Commons
• Jepson Manual Treatment - Pyrola asarifolia