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Elliptic Shinleaf
Pyrola elliptica
Ericaceae — Heath family
Rare native
Elliptic Shinleaf
White Clay Creek State Park -- Possum Hill
June 2016
In bud.
Elliptic Shinleaf
White Clay Creek State Park -- Possum Hill
June 2017
Elliptic Shinleaf
White Clay Creek State Park -- Possum Hill
June 2017
Lots of plants, very few bloomed. The leaf at top center is Virginia creeper.
Elliptic Shinleaf
White Clay Creek State Park -- Possum Hill
June 2017
The anthers are inverted; each opens by two pores at the base.