Ericaceae

Liverleaf wintergreen

Pyrola asarifolia Michx.

Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Pyrola

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Liverleaf wintergreen (Pyrola asarifolia) — FlowerPhoto: steve b, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

Chinese: 细辛叶鹿蹄草, 红花鹿蹄草
English: Liverleaf wintergreen, Bog wintergreen, Pink-flowered wintergreen, Swamp wintergreen
Russian: Грушанка копытнелистная, Грушанка копытолистная
Swedish: Rosenpyrola

Synonyms

Pyrola incarnata (DC.) Freyn
Pyrola rotundifolia var. incarnata DC.
Pyrola speciosa Nasarow
Pyrola tokugoensis Nakai
Thelaia asarifolia (Michx.) Alef.

Flowers

In flower: June to July (from 987 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: steve b, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Kallum McDonald, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Peter Garber, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Louis Imbeau, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Owen McElroy, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tatyana Petrenko, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Brian Finzel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mike B, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.