Common
name: Lesser Wintergreen
Latin name: Pyrola minor
Annual/Perennial: Perennial
Flowers: June to August
Flower size: 1/8"
Found in: Montane to Subalpine
Height: 6" to 8"
Invasive: No
Native species: No Useful in garden: No
Image taken:
West side of Mount Evans
Pictured
Wildflower: Lesser Wintergreen - Pyrola
minor
Wildflower
Field notes: Unfortunately we could not find a Lesser
Wintergreen with open flowers... just this one in bud. Look for
Lesser Wintergreen in moist shady places. The pictured plant was
in a small clearing in the pine forest. Lesser Wintergreen can
also be found near bogs, streams, or growing in mosses.
