Pyrola elliptica
{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
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| image = Pyrola elliptica 4 (5097357221).jpg
| genus = Pyrola
| species = elliptica
| authority = Nutt.
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Pyrola elliptica, known as shinleaf, shinleaf pyrola, waxflower shinleaf, elliptic shineleaf and white wintergreen is a species of heath.{{cite web |title=ITIS Standard Report Page: Pyrola elliptica |url=https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=23759#null |website=www.itis.gov |accessdate=8 December 2019}}
Description
The plant has 5-petaled white flowers and somewhat elliptical leaves with petioles shorter than the blade.{{Cite web|url=http://ontariowildflowers.com/main/species.php?id=629|title=Shinleaf (Pyrola elliptica) - Ontario Wildflowers|website=ontariowildflowers.com|access-date=2019-12-08}} It grows {{convert|6|-|12|in|cm}} tall in dry woods and forest, blooming from June through August.{{cite web |title=Online Virtual Flora of Wisconsin - Pyrola elliptica |url=http://wisflora.herbarium.wisc.edu/taxa/index.php?taxon=4722 |website=wisflora.herbarium.wisc.edu |accessdate=8 December 2019}}
Range
This species' range includes most of southern Canada and the northern United States, as well as part of the southwestern States.{{Cite web|url=https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=PYEL|title=Plants Profile for Pyrola elliptica (waxflower shinleaf)|website=plants.usda.gov|access-date=2019-12-08}}