familyEricaceae
subfamilyEricaceae subfam. Monotropoideae
genusPyrola
speciesPyrola asarifolia
subspeciesPyrola asarifolia subsp. asarifolia

Pyrola asarifolia subsp. asarifolia

Craig C. Freeman
Common names: Bog wintergreen
Synonyms: Pyrola asarifolia var. purpurea (Bunge) Fernald Pyrola californica Torrey & A. Gray Pyrola uliginosa
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 8. Treatment on page 381. Mentioned on page 379, 380.

Leaf-blades round, ovate, elliptic, or reniform, margins entire or crenulate. Proximal inflorescence bracts usually as long as or longer than subtended pedicels, sometimes shorter than subtended pedicels. Flowers: calyx lobes 1.4–3.5 (–4.3) mm, apices acute to acuminate; anthers (1.7–) 2–3.4 mm. 2n = 46.


Phenology: Flowering Apr–Jun.
Habitat: Dry to moist forests, bogs
Elevation: 0-3200 m

Distribution

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Alta., B.C., Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr., N.W.T., N.S., Nunavut, Ont., P.E.I., Que., Sask., Yukon, Alaska, Calif., Colo., Idaho, Ind., Iowa, Maine, Mass., Mich., Minn., Mont., Nev., N.H., N.Mex., N.Y., N.Dak., Oreg., Pa., S.Dak., Utah, Vt., Wash., Wis., Wyo., e Asia

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

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2n chromosome quantity
46 +
Abaxial groove presence
absent +
Androecium position
hypogynous +
Anther atypical some measurement
0.17 cm1.7 mm <br />0.0017 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Anther dehiscence
dehiscent +
Anther development
inverted +
Anther shape
oblong +
Anther some measurement
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.34 cm3.4 mm <br />0.0034 m <br />) +
Apex shape
Acute (?) +  and Acuminate (?) +
Apiculation atypical some measurement
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.07 cm0.7 mm <br />7.0e-4 m <br />) +
Apiculation some measurement
0.01 cm0.1 mm <br />1.0e-4 m <br /> (0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br />) +
Author
Craig C. Freeman +
Authority
Michaux +
Bark presence
absent +
Base shape
rounded;decurrent +
Blade atypical length
7.1 cm71 mm <br />0.071 m <br /> (9.8 cm98 mm <br />0.098 m <br />) +
Blade atypical width
4.9 cm49 mm <br />0.049 m <br /> (8.3 cm83 mm <br />0.083 m <br />) +
Blade coloration
dark green +, light green +  and purplish +
Blade length
2.4 cm24 mm <br />0.024 m <br /> (7.1 cm71 mm <br />0.071 m <br />) +
Blade reflectance
shiny +  and dull +
Blade shape
reniform;round;reniform;round;elliptic;ovate +
Blade texture
coriaceous +
Blade width
13mm;49mm +
Bract length or size
longer +
Bracteole presence
absent +
Calyx lobe atypical length
0.55 cm5.5 mm <br />0.0055 m <br /> (0.58 cm5.8 mm <br />0.0058 m <br />) +
Calyx lobe atypical some measurement
0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br /> (0.43 cm4.3 mm <br />0.0043 m <br />) +
Calyx lobe coloration
Pinkish (?) +  and Green (?) +
Calyx lobe length
0.14 cm1.4 mm <br />0.0014 m <br /> (0.55 cm5.5 mm <br />0.0055 m <br />) +
Calyx lobe orientation
spreading +  and appressed +
Calyx lobe shape
Triangular (?) +  and Triangular-ovate (?) +
Calyx lobe some measurement
0.14 cm1.4 mm <br />0.0014 m <br /> (0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br />) +
Calyx lobe width
0.13 cm1.3 mm <br />0.0013 m <br /> (0.27 cm2.7 mm <br />0.0027 m <br />) +
Capsule length
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Capsule shape
depressed-globose +
Capsule width
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
Cauline leaf arrangement
pseudoverticillate +, in basal rosettes +  and alternate +
Common name
Bog wintergreen +
Compound odor
aromatic +
Compound presence
absent +
Corolla duration
persistent +  and deciduous +
Corolla presence
absent +
Corolla quantity
rotate to crateriform campanulate cylindric globose or urceolate +
Corolla shape
Crateriform (Broadly campanulate) +
Distribution
Alta. +, B.C. +, Man. +, N.B. +, Nfld. and Labr. +, N.W.T. +, N.S. +, Nunavut +, Ont. +, P.E.I. +, Que. +, Sask. +, Yukon +, Alaska +, Calif. +, Colo. +, Idaho +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Maine +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Mont. +, Nev. +, N.H. +, N.Mex. +, N.Y. +, N.Dak. +, Oreg. +, Pa. +, S.Dak. +, Utah +, Vt. +, Wash. +, Wis. +, Wyo. +  and e Asia +
Elevation
0-3200 m +
Embryo course
straight +
Embryo prominence
undifferentiated +
Embryo shape
fusiform +
Embryo size
minute +
Endosperm architecture
cellular +
Endosperm quantity
abundant +
Endosperm texture
fleshy +
Filament base width
0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br /> (0.11 cm1.1 mm <br />0.0011 m <br />) +
Filament fusion
distinct +
Filament pubescence
glabrous +
Filament shape
narrowed +
Filament size
slender +
Flower architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Flower architecture or shape
symmetric +
Flower orientation
nodding +  and spreading +
Flower reproduction
unisexual +  and bisexual +
Fruit architecture
capsular +
Fruit dehiscence
loculicidal +
Fruit orientation
pendulous +
Habitat
Dry to moist forests, bogs +
Hair architecture
multicellular +
Hair presence
absent +
Hypanthium presence
absent +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Barbara Alongi +
Inflorescence architecture
4-29-flowered +
Inflorescence bract fusion
free +
Inflorescence bract height or length or size
sometimes shorter +
Inflorescence bract length
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (1.7 cm17 mm <br />0.017 m <br />) +
Inflorescence bract length or size
longer +
Inflorescence bract pubescence or texture
chartaceous +
Inflorescence bract shape
ovate +  and oblong-ovate +
Inflorescence bract width
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.36 cm3.6 mm <br />0.0036 m <br />) +
Inflorescence quantity
1 +
Inflorescences raceme orientation
erect +
Leaf-blade shape
Reniform (Elliptic) +
Leaf architecture
simple +
Leaf arrangement
alternate +
Leaf duration
persistent +
Leaf position
basal +
Leaf presence
absent +
Leaf shape
scale-like +
Leaf size
reduced +
Lobe height or length or size
shorter +
Lobe orientation
erect +
Margin architecture or shape
entire +
Margin coloration
hyaline +  and white or pinkish +
Margin shape
crenulate;entire +
Nectary disc presence
absent +
Ovary architecture
furrowed +
Ovary architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Ovary architecture or structure in adjective form
5-locular +
Ovary arrangement
parietal +, axile +  and placentation +
Ovary placentation
intruded-parietal +
Ovary position
superior +
Ovary shape
lobed +
Ovule architecture
tenuinucellate +  and unitegmic +
Ovule orientation
anatropous +
Panicle arrangement
fascicles +
Pedicel atypical some measurement
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Pedicel height or length or size
shorter +
Pedicel length or size
longer +
Pedicel orientation
pendent +
Pedicel some measurement
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br />) +
Peduncular bract atypical quantity
3 (5) +
Peduncular bract length
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br />) +
Peduncular bract presence
absent +
Peduncular bract quantity
1 (3) +
Peduncular bract shape
ovate +  and oblong-ovate +
Peduncular bract texture
membranous +  and chartaceous +
Peduncular bract width
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Perianth position
hypogynous +
Perula presence
absent +
Petal atypical quantity
5 (6) +
Petal coloration
Pink (Purplish red) +
Petal fusion
distinct +
Petal length
0.48 cm4.8 mm <br />0.0048 m <br /> (0.91 cm9.1 mm <br />0.0091 m <br />) +
Petal presence
absent +
Petal quantity
5 +
Petal shape
Obovate (Round) +
Petal size
reduced +
Petal texture
not sticky +
Petal width
0.29 cm2.9 mm <br />0.0029 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Petiole atypical some measurement
6.5 cm65 mm <br />0.065 m <br /> (10.9 cm109 mm <br />0.109 m <br />) +
Petiole presence
absent +
Petiole pubescence
glabrous +
Petiole shape
channeled +
Petiole some measurement
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (6.5 cm65 mm <br />0.065 m <br />) +
Phenology
Flowering Apr–Jun. +
Pistil architecture
5-carpellate +
Pistil quantity
1 +
Pith architecture
solid +
Pore length
0.01 cm0.1 mm <br />1.0e-4 m <br /> (0.02 cm0.2 mm <br />2.0e-4 m <br />) +
Pore quantity
2 +
Pore shape
Round (Elliptic or obovate) +
Pore width
0.005 cm0.05 mm <br />5.0e-5 m <br /> (0.01 cm0.1 mm <br />1.0e-4 m <br />) +
Publication title
Fl. Bor.-Amer. +
Publication year
1753 +
Reference
None +
Seed architecture
winged +
Seed atypical quantity
10 (1000) +
Seed coloration
Tan (Yellowish-brown or brown) +
Seed fusion
distinct +
Seed quantity
1000 +
Seed shape
fusiform +
Sepal atypical quantity
5 (6) +
Sepal fusion
connate +
Sepal presence
absent +
Sepal quantity
5 +
Slit height or length or size
short +
Source xml
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Stamen atypical quantity
10 (14) +
Stamen position
exserted +
Stamen quantity
10 (?) +
Stamen some measurement
4.5mm;7.5mm +
Stem orientation
erect +
Stem presence
absent +
Stem pubescence
Glabrous (?) +
Stigma architecture
peltate +  and capitate +
Stigma quantity
1 +
Stigma shape
5-lobed +
Stigma width
0.7mm;1.6mm +
Stipule presence
absent +
Style architecture
hollow +
Style course
straight +
Style orientation
downward +
Style position
exserted +
Style quantity
1 (?) +
Style shape
bent +
Style size
expanded +
Style some measurement
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Surface pubescence
glabrous +
Synonyms
Pyrola asarifolia var. purpurea +, Pyrola californica +  and Pyrola uliginosa +
Taxon family
Ericaceae +
Taxon name
Pyrola asarifolia subsp. asarifolia +
Taxon parent
Pyrola asarifolia +
Taxon rank
subspecies +
Terminal flower architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Testa width
thin +
Theca coloration
tan;dark-pink +
Tissue prominence
exposed +
Tissue pubescence
cobwebby +
Tubule coloration
Pink (Dark-pink) +
Tubule shape
narrowed +
Tubule some measurement
0.01 cm0.1 mm <br />1.0e-4 m <br /> (0.04 cm0.4 mm <br />4.0e-4 m <br />) +
Valve architecture or dehiscence
splitting +
Volume
Volume 8 +
Whole organism architecture
rhizomatous +
Whole organism atypical some measurement
4.3dm (6.4dm) +
Whole organism duration
evergreen +, deciduous +  and perennial +
Whole organism growth form
plant +
Whole organism nutrition
autotrophic +
Whole organism some measurement
1.5dm (4.3dm) +
X chromosome quantity
23 +