Pyroloideae is a subfamily of plants in the family Ericaceae.

It was formerly treated as a separate family, Pyrolaceae.

[1] It has also been treated as the tribe Pyroleae within the subfamily Monotropoideae.

It consists of four genera: Chimaphila containing 5 species, Pyrola containing 30 species and Moneses and Orthilia which are monotypic.

They are mixotrophic, gaining nutrition from photosynthesis, but also from mycorrhizal fungi.