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Photographer: Christopher Noll
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Family Pyrolaceae
Pyrola elliptica Nutt.
elliptic shin-leaf, large-leaved shin-leaf, wax-flower shin-leaf
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
elliptica: elliptical, about twice as long as wide
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 6"-12" tall forb |
| Flower: | 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. |
| Fruit: | capsule opening from the bottom upward |
| Leaf: | 1"-2 3/4" long, oblong, shiny, blade usually longer than the stalk, nearly basal |
| Habitat: | dry; woods, forests |
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