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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

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Penny Longhurst    pen_20190721_143518

July    Somerset County    ME

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).

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).

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).

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