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Lesser Wintergreen - Pyrola minor
Native Species
Global Rank:
G5
State Rank:
S4
(see State Rank Reason below)
C-value:
7
Agency Status
USFWS:
USFS:
BLM:
State Rank Reason (see State Rank above)
Pyrola minor is an uncommon, understory component of montane and subalpine, riparian or wet forests across western and central Montana. Population levels are poorly documented though they are believed to be robust enough that viability is not a concern. No significant and widespread threats to the species are known.
Additional survey data is needed to be able to better assess population levels, habitat condition and potential threats.
General Description
Leaves to 5 cm long; blades suborbicular to ovate, to ca. 3 cm long, apex and base rounded to obtuse, margin mostly entire; petioles shorter than the blades. Flowering stems to 19 cm; racemes ca. 3 cm long, 6- to13-flowered, crowded. Flowers: calyx lobes pinkish; petals white; style straight. Capsules ca. 5 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
Circumboreal south to CA, AZ, NM, MB, WI, MI, NY, ME and NS (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: 145
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Relative Density
Recency
(Observations spanning multiple months or years are excluded from time charts)
Habitat
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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Jones, W. W. 1901. Preliminary flora of Gallatin County. M.S. Thesis. Bozeman, MT: Montana State College. 78 pp.- 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.
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