Taxonomy: Fam. Ericaceae// Genus: Pyrola// Species: Pyrola minor L. The classification is given according to The Euro+Med Planbase (Raab-Straube, 2016+).
Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1998).
Distribution: Native to the Subarctic and Temperate Northern Hemisphere (North America and Eurasia) according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: European beech forests, in moist and shaded positions.
Lifeform: Perrenial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiaer system.
Flowering period: Early summer: JUN.
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References:
Micevski, K. (1998). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 4. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
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