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Chimaphila

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Scientific name
  
Chimaphila

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Higher classification
  
Chimaphila Chimaphila maculata pipsissewa spotted wintergreen Go Botany

Lower classifications
  
Chimaphila umbellata, Chimaphila maculata, Chimaphila menziesii

Pipsissewa chimaphila umbellata


Chimaphila (prince's pine or wintergreen; from Greek: cheima 'winter' and philos 'lover', hence 'winter lover') is a genus of five species of small, evergreen, flowering plants native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. They are classified in the family Ericaceae, but were formerly placed in the segregate family Pyrolaceae.

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Chimaphila Chimaphila umbellata noble prince39spine pipsissewa Go Botany
Species
  • Chimaphila japonica
  • Chimaphila maculata (spotted wintergreen, also called striped wintergreen, striped prince's pine or rheumatism root)
  • Chimaphila menziesii (little prince's pine)
  • Chimaphila monticola
  • Chimaphila umbellata (Umbellate Wintergreen, Pipsissewa, or Prince's pine)

  • Chimaphila Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness Chimaphila umbellata var acuta

    Chimaphila garden plants


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    References

    Chimaphila Wikipedia