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shinleaf
Pyrola elliptica
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
American wintergreenPyrola americana
bog wintergreenPyrola asarifolia
lesser wintergreenPyrola minor
round-leaved wintergreenPyrola rotundifolia
one-sided wintergreenOrthilia secunda
green-flowered wintergreenPyrola chlorantha
Asian bittersweetCelastrus orbiculatus
European lily of the valleyConvallaria majalis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 13,879 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 5,484 |
| Ontario | 3,173 |
| Michigan | 1,279 |
| Vermont | 1,123 |
| Wisconsin | 1,075 |
| Quebec | 1,070 |
| New York | 974 |
| Minnesota | 853 |
| Pennsylvania | 845 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- Aquatic larvaLarval stage lives in water before becoming terrestrialFrom its classification
Group and habits
- Medicinal useListed as having medicinal use by a harvested source. This is not medical advice.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
- Subshrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a subshrub growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Heathers, Balsams, Primroses, and Allies · Ericales |
| Family | heath family · Ericaceae |
| Genus | wintergreens · Pyrola |
Study it in a deck
- Heathers, Balsams, Primroses, and Allies of Maryland
- Medicinal Plants of Baltimore County
- Native Plants of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Trees of Maryland
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species (CC BY 4.0)
- Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise shinleaf with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.