intermediate wintergreen vs Round-Leaf Wintergreen

Pyrola media compared with Pyrola rotundifolia

Key Differences

• intermediate wintergreen is Least Concern while Round-Leaf Wintergreen is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	intermediate wintergreen	Round-Leaf Wintergreen
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Ericales (Ericales)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family same	Ericaceae	Ericaceae
Genus same	Pyrola	Pyrola
Species	Pyrola media	Pyrola rotundifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

intermediate wintergreen and Round-Leaf Wintergreen share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pyrola.

Conservation Status

intermediate wintergreen

LC — Least Concern

Round-Leaf Wintergreen

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	intermediate wintergreen	Round-Leaf Wintergreen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

intermediate wintergreen

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.

Round-Leaf Wintergreen

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇮 Finland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden