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Pink Wintergreen - Pyrola asarifolia
Native Species
Global Rank:
G5
State Rank:
S5
(see State Rank Reason below)
C-value:
6
Agency Status
USFWS:
USFS:
BLM:
State Rank Reason (see State Rank above)
Pyrola asarifolia is widespread in the mountainous western half of the state where it is commonly found in montane and subalpine, wetland edges, wet coniferous forest and various wet habitats. Though it is generally is not abundant at a site, statewide population levels are robust. No significant and widespread threats to the species are known.
General Description
Leaves: petioles to 15 cm long; blades leatherly, to 9 cm long, orbicular to ovate with a rounded base. Flowering stems to 47 cm; raceme 4–13 cm long, 10–25 flowered. Flowers: petals pink to red (veins sometimes purple). Capsules ca. 8 mm broad (Stickney in
Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).
Species Range
Montana Range
Range Descriptions
Native
Range Comments
AK to NF south to CA, UT, NM, SD, IA, WS, IN, PA, MA, ME, NS and Asia (Stickney in Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).
Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 1325
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Relative Density
Recency
(Observations spanning multiple months or years are excluded from time charts)
Habitat
Coniferous, sometimes riparian forests, wetland margins; valleys to subalpine (Stickney in
Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).
Stewardship Responsibility
References
- Literature Cited AboveLegend:
View Online Publication- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
- Additional ReferencesLegend: View Online Publication
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Clark, D. 1991. The effect of fire on Yellowstone ecosystem seed banks. M.Sc. Thesis. Montana State University, Bozeman. 115 pp.- Culver, D.R. 1994. Floristic analysis of the Centennial Region, Montana. M.Sc. Thesis. Montana State University, Bozeman. 199 pp.
- Joslin, G.J. 1975. Behavior and environmental selection by Elk (Cervus canadensis nelsoni) during surrmer and fall in the First and Second Yellow Mule drainages, Madison County, Montana. M.Sc. Thesis. Bozeman, Montana: Montana State University, Bozeman. 65 p.
- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.
- Simanonok, M. 2018. Plant-pollinator network assembly after wildfire. Ph.D. Dissertation. Bozeman, MT: Montana State University. 123 p.
- Simanonok, M.P. and L.A. Burkle. 2019. Nesting success of wood-cavity-nesting bees declines with increasing time since wildfire. Ecology and Evolution 9:12436-12445.
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