grandiflora which slightly differ in terms of leaf and floral morphology, fragrance, and habitat.

[3] For example, P. canadensis Andres are found in the southern lowlands and are taller and often have smaller flowers than normal.

[4] Pyrola grandiflora is found throughout the Northern Hemisphere and is circumpolar including places: Greenland, Canada, United States, Alaska, Yukon, Northwest Territories Islands, Continental Northwest Territories, Nunavut Islands, Continental Nunavut, Northern Quebec, Eurasia, and the Arctic.

This perennial subshrub is able to grow on numerous substrates (surface in which an organism grows) on alpine tundra, heathlands, coniferous forests, boreal forests (taiga), woodlands, slopes, ridges, dry meadows, stony places and imperfectly drained moist or dry areas.

[2] Additionally, on humus in shrubby tundra, it is able to grow along with Vaccinium uliginosum, Salix alaxensis, Betula glandulosa.

The stem known as a caudex grows in branches vertically at the ground level or underground.

[2] Flowers of Pyrola grandiflora are generally large, composing of long pinkish sepals rather than broad (2–3 mm long and 1–1.5 mm wide) and white greenish white petals suffused with pink along with dark veins.

[2] Its anthers are yellow containing a long, curved style at maturity with a collar below the stigma which is an important property of this plant.