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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Chimaphila umbellata var. cisatlantica
FAMILY
Ericaceae
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Read more about Chimaphila at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Chimaphila umbellata ssp. cisatlantica
FAMILY
Pyrolaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America
Chimaphila umbellata ssp. umbellata
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-01-002:
Chimaphila umbellata FAMILY Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Chimaphila corymbosa
COMMON NAME:
Prince's-pine
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA Forest Service / A Guide to Medicinal Plants of Appalachia. 1969 mpa_page_091
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Penny Longhurst pen_20190721_143518
July Somerset County ME
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Penny Longhurst pen_20190721_143551
July Somerset County ME
Leaves to 4" long, sharply toothed, oblong-lance-shaped, leathery and solidly glossy green, per Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019).
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Penny Longhurst pen_20190721_143607
July Somerset County ME
4-8 whitish to waxy-pink flowers with 5 spreading concave petals, borne on short nodding stalks, per Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019).
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Penny Longhurst pen_20160922_123340
September Oxford County ME
Appalachian National Scenic Trail Corridor
Fruit a ribbed, round capsule on an erect to recurved stalk, per Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019).
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Penny Longhurst pen_20220927_090004
September Keweenaw County MI
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Chimaphila umbellata var. cisatlantica
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Chimaphila umbellata ssp. cisatlantica
FAMILY
Pyrolaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America
Chimaphila umbellata ssp. umbellata
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-01-002:
Chimaphila umbellata
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Chimaphila corymbosa
318
Subshrub; Forb
Perennial
Habitat: forests and woodlands, mostly rather xeric and acid, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Alternate or whorled
Leaves have short petioles.
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Pink/Whitish
Radially symmetrical
5 sepals
5 petals
10 stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p211
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p103
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p284
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p123
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p102
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p119
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