Ericaceae
Greenflowered wintergreen
Pyrola chlorantha
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Genus
- Pyrola
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Common names
By language (19)
- arz
- بيرولا كلورانثا
- Belarusian
- Грушанка зеленаватая, Грушаўнік, Станаўнік бабскі
- Bulgarian
- Бледозелена мурава
- Chinese
- 绿花鹿蹄草
- Czech
- Hruštička zelenokvětá
- Danish
- Grønlig Vintergrøn
- English
- Greenflowered wintergreen
- Estonian
- Rohekas uibuleht
- Finnish
- Keltatalvikki
- French
- Pirole verdâtre
- German
- Grünblütiges Wintergrün
- Hungarian
- Zöldes körtike
- Icelandic
- Barrklukkublóm
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Furuvintergrønn
- nv
- Tábąąh ndoochííʼ
- Polish
- Gruszyczka zielonawa
- Russian
- Грушанка зелёноцветковая, Грушанка зеленоватая, Грушанка зелёноцветная
- Slovenian
- Zelenkastovenčna zelenka
- Swedish
- Grönpyrola
Synonyms
- Pyrola chlorantha f. paucifolia (Fernald) Camp
- Pyrola chlorantha var. convoluta (W.P.C.Barton) Fernald
- Pyrola chlorantha var. paucifolia Fernald
- Pyrola chlorantha var. saximontana Fernald
- Pyrola convoluta W.P.C.Barton
- Pyrola oxypetala Austin ex A.Gray
- Pyrola solunica S.D.Zhao
- Pyrola virens Schweigg. & Körte
- Pyrola virens f. paucifolia (Fernald) Fernald
- Pyrola virens var. saximontana (Fernald) Fernald
- Thelaia chlorantha (Sw.) Alef.
Flowers
- In flower
- May to July (from 373 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Wendy McCrady, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: John A Haskins, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Sarah Johnson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Георгий Виноградов (Georgy Vinogradov), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Bartosz Czołczyński, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Anders Hastings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bernd Haynold, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bernd Haynold, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Thierry Arbault, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Pyrola
- Common wintergreenPyrola minorEricaceae
- Round-leaved wintergreenPyrola rotundifoliaEricaceae
- Intermediate wintergreenPyrola mediaEricaceae
- Liverleaf wintergreenPyrola asarifoliaEricaceae
- Largeflowered wintergreenPyrola grandifloraEricaceae
- Pyrola japonicaEricaceae
- Pyrola renifoliaEricaceae
- Waxflower shinleafPyrola ellipticaEricaceae
- White-vein wintergreenPyrola pictaEricaceae
- Pyrola nephrophyllaEricaceae
- Pyrola alpinaEricaceae
- Pyrola faurieanaEricaceae
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.