365Caws is now in its 14th year of publication, and was originally intended to end after 365 days. It has sometimes been difficult for me to find new material, particularly during the winter months, but now as I enter my own twilight years, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to provide daily posts. It is my hope that along the way I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world. If so, I can rest, content in the knowledge that my work here has been done.
Friday, June 19, 2015
Pyrola Chlorantha, Green Wintergreen
Day 249: One of several Pyrolas which grow in Mount Rainier National Park, Green Wintergreen can quickly be separated from other varieties by its unusual style. No, I'm not talking about how fashionable it is. I'm referring to the long reproductive structure in the center of the flower. While other Pyrolas may have a curved style, only Pyrola chlorantha also has greenish or cream-coloured flowers. Its leaves are smaller and darker than other Wintergreens and do not have white veins; however, leafless forms do occur. Not to be confused with Gaultheria species (the wintergreen of breath-mint fame), the Pyrolas take their common name from the fact that they are evergreen.
Labels:
Green Wintergreen,
Longmire,
MORA,
Pyrola chlorantha
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