Green Wintergreen vs Round-Leaf Wintergreen

Pyrola chlorantha compared with Pyrola rotundifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Wintergreen	Round-Leaf Wintergreen
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order same	Ericales (ツツジ目)	Ericales (ツツジ目)
Family same	Ericaceae	Ericaceae
Genus same	Pyrola	Pyrola
Species	Pyrola chlorantha	Pyrola rotundifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Green Wintergreen

LC — Least Concern

Round-Leaf Wintergreen

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Wintergreen	Round-Leaf Wintergreen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Green Wintergreen

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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 5 countries:

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