Pyrola sp.
Wintergreen, Wintergreen
Family: Ericaceae · Type: Perennial · Native
Pyrola sp. (Wintergreen) is a native California perennial in the Ericaceae family.
How to tell it apart
vs Pterospora: Pyrola has green basal leaves; Pterospora is completely leafless and brownish-pink without chlorophyll.; vs Corallorhiza: Pyrola has basal leaves and radially symmetrical flowers; Corallorhiza is leafless with bilateral orchid flowers.; vs Chimaphila: Pyrola leaves are all basal in a rosette; Chimaphila has thick leaves scattered up the stem.; vs Goodyera: Pyrola flowers are radially symmetrical and arranged all around stem; Goodyera has spiral orchid flowers.; vs Orthilia: Pyrola flowers arranged evenly around stem; Orthilia flowers distinctly one-sided along the stalk.
Frequently asked questions
Is Pyrola sp. native to California?
Yes. Pyrola sp. is native to California (recorded as native).
What plant family does Pyrola sp. belong to?
Pyrola sp. is in the Ericaceae family, genus Pyrola.
Related species
Other California species in the same genus, family, or bioregion.
- Pyrola aphylla — Leafless wintergreen
- Pyrola asarifolia — Bog wintergreen
- Pyrola asarifolia subsp. asarifolia — Bog wintergreen
- Pyrola asarifolia subsp. bracteata — Long-bracted wintergreen
- Pyrola crypta — Cryptic wintergreen
- Pyrola dentata — Toothed wintergreen
- Rhododendron columbianum — Western labrador tea
- Rhododendron macrophyllum — California rhododendron
- Rhododendron occidentale — California azalea
- Rhododendron sp.
Sources: Jepson eFlora · CalPhotos
Last updated 2026-04-14
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