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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.139029
Element CodePDPYR04040
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderEricales
FamilyEricaceae
GenusPyrola
Other Common NamesPyrole elliptique (FR) Wax-flowered Shinleaf (EN) Wax-flowered Wintergreen (EN) Waxflower Shinleaf (EN) waxflower shinleaf (EN)
Concept ReferenceKartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Rank Method Rank calculation - Biotics v2
Review Date2024-09-20
Change Date1984-04-16
Edition Date2024-09-20
Edition AuthorsN. Ventrella (2024)
Threat ImpactUnknown
Range Extent>2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences> 300
Rank ReasonsPyrola elliptica is a perennial subshrub of dry and moist forests of northern North America from British Columbia south to Idaho, east to North Carolina, and north to Newfoundland and Labrador in the United States and Canada, and disjunct in New Mexico and Arizona. There are over 3,000 occurrences of this species, which are threatened by land-use conversion, habitat fragmentation, and forest management practices. Little is known about threats or trends, but with a large range extent, a high number of occurrences, abundant habitat, broad habitat preferences, and no obvious intrinsic vulnerabilities, Pyrola elliptica is considered secure.
Range Extent CommentsPyrola elliptica occurs in northern North America from British Columbia south to Idaho, east to North Carolina, and north to Newfoundland and Labrador in the United States and Canada (FNA 2009). Disjunct populations also occur in Arizona and New Mexico. Range extent was estimated to be over 5 million square kilometers using herbarium specimens, NatureServe Network occurrence data, and photo-based observations documented between 1993 and 2024 (GBIF 2024, iNaturalist 2024, NatureServe 2034, SEINet 2024).
Occurrences CommentsBy applying a 1 km separation distance to herbarium specimens, photo-based observations, and NatureServe Network occurrence data documented between 1993 and 2024, it is estimated that there are more than 3,000 occurrences rangewide (GBIF 2024, iNaturalist 2024, NatureServe 2024, SEINet 2024).
Threat Impact CommentsLand-use conversion, habitat fragmentation, and forest management practices are low-level threats to this species (Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project 2002).