[Wintergreens: The Genus Pyrola in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Lesser Wintergreen, Snowline Pyrola

Pyrola minor

Synonyms: Braxilia minor, Erxlebenia minor, Pyrola minor var. parviflora

Basal leaves of Lesser Wintergreen, Snowline Pyrola: Pyrola minor (Synonyms: Braxilia minor, Erxlebenia minor, Pyrola minor var. parviflora) - Lesser Wintergreen, Snowline Pyrola: Pyrola minor (Synonyms: Braxilia minor, Erxlebenia minor, Pyrola minor var. parviflora)

Lesser wintergreen observed in bloom in dark forest along the McClellan Meadows Trail #157, Gifford Pinchot National Forest......July 4, 2020. Note the flower of wild ginger (Asarum caudatum) in the photo at left.
Paul Slichter