Pyrola picta Calflora

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Pyrola picta Sm.

White veined shinleaf, White veined wintergreen, Whitevein shinleaf, Wintergreen

Pyrola picta is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


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Genus:	Pyrola
Family:	Ericaceae (Pyrolaceae)
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Redwood Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Pyrola aphylla var. leptosepala
PLANTS	Pyrola aphylla var. paucifolia
PLANTS	Pyrola blanda
PLANTS	Pyrola conardiana
PLANTS	Pyrola dentata var. apophylla
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Information about Pyrola picta from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (PYPI2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/30/2025).