The Vascular Plants of Iowa
An Annotated Checklist and Natural History
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Group Name:
Angiosperms: Dicotyledons
Family Name:
Ericaceae
Genus:
Pyrola L.
L.
Genus Note:
Some authors place in Pyrolaceae
Species:
Pyrola elliptica
Nutt.
Species Common Name:
Shinleaf
Habitat:
Wooded slopes
Abundance and Distribution:
Common in northeastern quarter; infrequent east; formerly found in north central and southeast
Origin:
Native
Iowa and Its Flora:
More information about plants of Paleozoic Plateau: Upland Woods
Link to this record:
http://uipress.lib.uiowa.edu/vpi/DetailsPage.aspx?species_id=SPEd1e6051