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Waxflower Shinleaf in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/12/2019). View Record Details Media by Dwight Johnson.

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Waxflower Shinleaf blooming in Howard Co., Maryland (6/22/2015). View Record Details Media by Richard Orr.

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Pyrola elliptica

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Pyrola
Species:	P. elliptica
Binomial name
*Pyrola elliptica* Nutt.

Pyrola elliptica, known as shinleaf, shinleaf pyrola, waxflower shinleaf, elliptic shineleaf and white wintergreen is a species of heath.^[1]

Description

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The plant has 5-petaled white flowers and somewhat elliptical leaves with petioles shorter than the blade.^[2] It grows 6–12 inches (15–30 cm) tall in dry woods and forest, blooming from June through August.^[3]

Range

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This species' range includes most of southern Canada and the northern United States, as well as part of the southwestern States.^[4]

References

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^ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Pyrola elliptica". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
^ "Shinleaf (Pyrola elliptica) - Ontario Wildflowers". ontariowildflowers.com. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
^ "Online Virtual Flora of Wisconsin - Pyrola elliptica". wisflora.herbarium.wisc.edu. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
^ "Plants Profile for Pyrola elliptica (waxflower shinleaf)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2019-12-08.

Taxon identifiers

Pyrola elliptica

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Waxflower Shinleaf

Pyrola elliptica Nuttall

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