Pyrola media
Species of flowering plant
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Pyrola media, the intermediate wintergreen,[1] is a flowering plant in the genus Pyrola, native to northern and eastern Europe and Western Asia.[2][3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Pyrola |
| Species: | P. media |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrola media | |
It is a herbaceous evergreen perennial plant with a basal rosette of leaves and a single erect flowering stem 15–30 cm tall. The leaves are round, up to 4.5 cm diameter. The flowers are white or pale pink, 7–11 mm diameter, with a straight style extending beyond the petals.[4][5][6]
The species is rare and declining in the British Isles.[4]