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Shinleaf

Pyrola elliptica

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Illustration of Shinleaf (Pyrola elliptica)

Shinleaf is a native evergreen wildflower of cool, moist forests across northern North America, producing a basal rosette of shiny, oval leaves and a leafless stalk with nodding white flowers in June and July. Like other pyrolas, it depends on mycorrhizal fungi for nutrition. Small native bees and bumblebees visit the flowers.

Habitat
Cool, moist conifer and mixed forests across northern North America
Diet
Flowers visited by small native bees
How common
Common

Best time to see a Shinleaf

The best time to see a Shinleaf is June–July, when about 69% of U.S. sightings happen, based on 7,659 research-grade iNaturalist observations.

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