Pyrola asarifolia
Ericaceae
Heart-Leaved Pyrola
Tall, erect, reddish stem from basal cluster of leathery evergreen leaves. Leaves oval to round, with tapered bases on long petioles, shiny dark green with underside often purple. Flowers on spreading stalks on top 1/2 of stem. Petals form cup, pink to dark red, with protruding downward-curving style. Grows in bogs to dry evergreen or deciduous forests, meadows, from near coast to subalpine. Subsp. asarifolia is common, with round leaves and short bracts; grows in swamps, along streambanks. Subsp. bracteata is uncommon, with bracts as long as flower stalks; grows in dry to moist forest.
- Rarity: Common
- Flowering Time: Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer
- Flower Form: urn shaped fls
- Life Cycle: Perennial
- Height: 6–18 inches
- Habitat: Bog/Fen/Wetland, Subalpine
- Found In: Crater Lake NP, Mt. Rainier NP, N Cascades NP, Olympic NP, Steens, Wallowas
- Native: Yes
- Also Known As: Bog Wintergreen, Pink Wintergreen
