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 |
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Pyrola media Sw. |
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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.
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