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Plants
of Southern New Jersey
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Plant
Profile
Chimaphila
maculata (L.) Pursh
wintergreen,
striped prince's pine
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| Photo
by Renee Brecht |
Britton and Brown. See
credits below.** |
| Botanical name: |
Chimaphila
maculata (L.) Pursh |
| Common
name: |
wintergreen, striped prince's pine |
| Synonomy: |
Chimaphila maculata (L.)
Pursh var. dasystemma (Torr.)
Kearney & Peebles |
| Group: |
dicot |
| Family: |
Pyrolaceae |
| Growth
Type: |
subshrub |
| Duration: |
perennial |
| Origin: |
native |
| Plant
height: |
4-10" |
| Foliage: |
variegated with white along veins |
| Flower
color: |
white, 5 petals |
| Flower
size: |
3/4" across |
| Flowering/fruiting time |
late June to mid July; fruit July to
October |
| Habitat: |
dry woods |
| Range
in
New Jersey: |
statewide |
| Heritage ranking if any: |
n/a |
| Distribution: |
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| Misc.: |
The fruit is edible, and tastes
like wintergreen.
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Sources
**USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A.
Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United
States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2:672. |
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