There are a few species of Pyrola that appear to have 'lost' their leaves! Perhaps the best known example of this condition is Pyrola aphylla Sm.. Plants of this species have highly reduced, apetiolate leaves arranged in basal rosettes just where you'd expect them to be-- at the base of each inflorescence!You might be thinking …
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