Chimaphila maculata
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Photo courtesy Renee Brecht |
Britton & Brown |
| Botanical name: | Chimaphila maculata |
| Common name: | wintergreen, striped prince's pine, striped pipsissewa |
| Group: | dicot |
| Family: | Pyrolaceae |
| Growth type: | subshrub |
| Duration: | perennial |
| Origin: | native |
| Plant height: | 4 - 10" |
| Foliage: | variegated with white along veins |
| Flower: | white, 5 petals; 3/4" across |
| Flowering 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: |  |
| Misc. | The fruit is edible, and tastes
like wintergreen. |