spotted wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
Summary 2
Chimaphila maculata (spotted wintergreen, also called striped wintergreen, striped prince's pine, spotted pipsissewa, ratsbane, or rheumatism root) is a small (10–25 cm tall), perennial evergreen herb native to eastern North America and Central America, from southern Quebec west to Illinois, and south to Florida and Panama.
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More Info
- iNat taxon page
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- eFloras.org
- Flora of North America (beta)
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- Go Botany
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- Maryland Biodiversity Project
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- USDA PLANTS database
- VASCAN by Canadensys
- World Flora Online
iNat Map
| Form | shrub |
|---|---|
| Form | Forb |
| Fruit type | Capsule |
| Fruit season | Fall, Summer |
| Leaf arrangement | Alternate, whorled |
| Simple/compound | Simple |
| Evergreen or deciduous | Evergreen |
| Leaf shape | Lanceolate |
| Leaf margin | Serrated |
| Flower color | white |
| Bloom time | Spring, Summer |
