Ericaceae
American wintergreen
Pyrola americana
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Genus
- Pyrola
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- American wintergreen
Synonyms
- Pyrola heterophyla Raf.
- Pyrola obovata Bertol.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Kristine Paulus, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kristine Paulus, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kristine Paulus, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: gwtstl, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Pyrola
- Common wintergreenPyrola minorEricaceae
- Round-leaved wintergreenPyrola rotundifoliaEricaceae
- Greenflowered wintergreenPyrola chloranthaEricaceae
- Intermediate wintergreenPyrola mediaEricaceae
- Liverleaf wintergreenPyrola asarifoliaEricaceae
- Largeflowered wintergreenPyrola grandifloraEricaceae
- Pyrola japonicaEricaceae
- Pyrola renifoliaEricaceae
- Waxflower shinleafPyrola ellipticaEricaceae
- White-vein wintergreenPyrola pictaEricaceae
- Pyrola nephrophyllaEricaceae
- Pyrola alpinaEricaceae
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.