[Wintergreens: The Genus Pyrola in Mt. Adams Country]

White-vein Pyrola, White-vein Shinleaf

Pyrola picta

Synonyms: Pyrola conardiana, Pyrola paradoxa, Pyrola septentrionalis

Basal leaves of White-vein Shinleaf, White-vein Wintergreen: Pyrola picta (Synonyms: Pyrola conardiana, Pyrola paradoxa, Pyrola septentrionalis)

The photo of white-vein pyrola seen above, although slightly blurred, gives a sense of the pattern of cream coloration on the dorsal surface of the leaves. Photographed at the trailhead for Snipes Mt. Trail #11, at about an elevation of 3800' on May 7, 2005.

White-vein Shinleaf, White-vein Wintergreen: Pyrola picta (Synonyms: Pyrola conardiana, Pyrola paradoxa, Pyrola septentrionalis) - Inflorescence of White-vein Shinleaf, White-vein Wintergreen: Pyrola picta (Synonyms: Pyrola conardiana, Pyrola paradoxa, Pyrola septentrionalis) - Basal leaves of White-vein Shinleaf, White-vein Wintergreen: Pyrola picta (Synonyms: Pyrola conardiana, Pyrola paradoxa, Pyrola septentrionalis)


Paul Slichter