Family: Ericaceae
elliptic shin-leaf, large-leaved shin-leaf, wax-flower shin-leaf
[Pyrola compacta Jenn.]
Emmet J. Judziewicz
Christopher Noll
University of Wisconsin - Madison (WIS-VP)
Etymology: Pyrola: pear-like, from the Latin diminutive of Pyrus, meaning "pear," for the pear-like leaf shape, and a genus commonly called shinleaf or wintergreen
Plants: erect, perennial, 6"-12" tall forb
Leaves: 1"-2 3/4" long, oblong, shiny, blade usually longer than the stalk, nearly basal
Flowers: white, 5-parted, stalked, 1/4"-1/3" long, petals often with green veins, sepals triangular and about the same or slightly wider than long, styles protruding; inflorescence on a long stalk often with more than 10 flowers per cluster; blooms June-Aug.
Fruits: capsule opening from the bottom upward
Habitat: dry; woods, forests
Conservation Status: Native
Plants: erect, perennial, 6"-12" tall forb
Leaves: 1"-2 3/4" long, oblong, shiny, blade usually longer than the stalk, nearly basal
Flowers: white, 5-parted, stalked, 1/4"-1/3" long, petals often with green veins, sepals triangular and about the same or slightly wider than long, styles protruding; inflorescence on a long stalk often with more than 10 flowers per cluster; blooms June-Aug.
Fruits: capsule opening from the bottom upward
Habitat: dry; woods, forests
Conservation Status: Native
Flora of North America: Flora of North America Floristic Rating: Coefficient of Conservatism = 6 USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos Southwest School of Botanical Medicine: Britton & Brown Illustrated Flora - 2nd Edition (1913) "An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada"
Christopher Noll
Janice Stiefel
Aaron Carlson
Christopher Noll
Robert Bierman
Emmet J. Judziewicz
Derek Anderson
Aaron Carlson
Christopher Noll
Robert W. Freckmann
Caroline A. Creevey
Botanical Illustration
