NameThatPlant.net: Chimaphila umbellata var. cisatlantica

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

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Chimaphila umbellata var. cisatlantica FAMILY Ericaceae Go to FSUS key

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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 VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-01-002:

Chimaphila umbellata FAMILY Ericaceae

COMMON NAME:
Prince's-pine

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

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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

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