Chimaphila umbellata
(L.) W. P. C. Barton
Blake's prince's pine, Pipsissewa, Prince's Pine
Chimaphila umbellata is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
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Ericaceae
(Pyrolaceae) - Chimaphila
Bloom Period
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Jepson eFlora section:
eudicot
USDA PLANTS group:
Dicot
Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest
[Wikipedia] Ecology, Taxonomy: Ecology Although it has green leaves year-round, it receives a significant portion of its nutrition from fungi in the soil (that is, it is a partial myco-heterotroph, which is not surprising as related plants, such as Pyrola, are partial or full myco-heterotrophs).[2] Taxonomy There are four subspecies: Chimaphila umbellata subsp. umbellata in Europe, Asia Chimaphila umbellata subsp. acuta in southwestern North America Chimaphila umbellata subsp. cisatlantica in northeastern North America Chimaphila umbellata subsp. occidentalis in northwestern North America (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
