NameThatPlant.net: Chimaphila umbellata var. cisatlantica

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Chimaphila umbellata var. cisatlantica FAMILY Ericaceae

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Read more about Chimaphila at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Chimaphila umbellata ssp. cisatlantica FAMILY Pyrolaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-01-002:
Chimaphila umbellata FAMILY Ericaceae

COMMON NAME:
Prince's-pine, Pipsissewa

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Chimaphila umbellata var. cisatlantica FAMILY Ericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Chimaphila umbellata ssp. cisatlantica FAMILY Pyrolaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-01-002:
Chimaphila umbellata FAMILY Ericaceae

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Subshrub; Forb
Perennial

Native to North Carolina

Documented growing wild in - NC -

Uncommon

Look for it in forests and woodlands, mostly rather xeric and acid, per Weakley's Flora

map
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,

or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

...Dry

LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Pink/Whitish
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
5 sepals
5 petals
10 stamens
Superior ovary

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule

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