[Wintergreens: The Genus Pyrola East of the Cascade
Moountains of Oregon and Washington]
Greenish Wintergreen, Greenflowered Wintergreen, Green-flowered Wintergreen
Pyrola chlorantha
Synonyms: Pyrola chlorantha var. convoluta, Pyrola chlorantha var. paucifolia, Pyrola chlorantha var. revoluta, Pyrola convoluta, Pyrola oxypetala, Pyrola virens, Pyrola virens var. convoluta, Pyrola virens var. saximontana
The photo above shows the raceme of greenish wintergreen. The bent stamens are visible covering the underside of the ovary in the lower most flower. Photographed at the northeastern entrance to Trombetta Canyon in northeastern Washington........June 24, 2006.
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Greenish wintergreen blooming in open coniferous forest around Trout Farm Campground, Malheur National Forest.......July 18, 2010.
The photo above shows the large, oval and greenish leaves of greenish wintergreen. The style measures up to 7 mm long and is bent forward with a collar or ring below the stigma. Photographed at the northeastern entrance to Trombetta Canyon in northeastern Washington........June 24, 2006.
The photo above shows the backside of a flower of greenish wintergreen. The calyx lobes are broadly triangular but very short in length. Photographed at the northeastern entrance to Trombetta Canyon in northeastern Washington........June 24, 2006.
The photo above shows the large, oval and greenish leaves of greenish wintergreen. Photographed at the northeastern entrance to Trombetta Canyon in northeastern Washington........June 24, 2006.
Greenish wintergreen seen in bud on Wedge Mountain, Wenatchee National Forest.......June 8, 2009.
Flower buds of greenish wintergreen seen in bud on Wedge Mountain, Wenatchee National Forest........June 8, 2009.
Paul Slichter