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PLANTS

Bog wintergreen

Pyrola asarifolia

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
Bog wintergreen, photo 1 of 5
Bog wintergreen, In flower
Bog wintergreen, In fruit

Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows in forests and in thickets.

There are 672 observations of Bog wintergreen in Québec, mostly in Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Bas-Saint-Laurent and Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine136
  2. Bas-Saint-Laurent131
  3. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean91
  4. Côte-Nord78
  5. Abitibi-Témiscamingue65
  6. Capitale-Nationale51
  7. Nord-du-Québec49
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches17
  9. Lanaudière16
  10. Mauricie15
  11. Laurentides8
  12. Montérégie5
  13. Estrie4
  14. Outaouais4
  15. Centre-du-Québec1
  16. Montréal1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
ThicketsNicholas A. Tonelli
Water’s edgeGogerr

Similar species

Lesser wintergreenPyrola minor
WintergreenPyrola rotundifolia
Elliptic shineleafPyrola elliptica
Arctic wintergreenPyrola grandiflora
American WintergreenPyrola americana
Green-flowered wintergreenPyrola chlorantha
One-sided wintergreenOrthilia secunda
PipsissewaChimaphila umbellata
White violetViola renifolia
Hooded coralrootCorallorhiza striata
Alpine mountainsorrelOxyria digyna
TOXIC
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