Chimaphila maculata (L.) Pursh

Striped Wintergreen, Spotted Wintergreen, Striped Prince's Pine

Synonyms: Pyrola maculata

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Eudicot

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Family: Ericaceae

Genus: Chimaphila

Species: Chimaphila maculata

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
ME - State Endangered
VT - state rank: S2S3

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph, Mycoheterotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: Not Listed

PHOTOS OF Chimaphila maculata