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Taxon: Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. P. C. Barton

Genus: Chimaphila
Family: Ericaceae subfamily: Monotropoideae tribe: Pyroleae. Also placed in: Pyrolaceae
Nomen number: 402538
Place of publication: Veg. mater. med. U.S. 1:17. 1817
Name verified on: 13-Nov-2002 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 13-Nov-2002
No species priority site assigned.
Accessions: 1 in National Plant Germplasm System.
  • all available ) NPGS accessions. or .
  • all available ) NPGS accessions by country.
  • Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.


See also subordinate taxa:


Common names:

  • pipsissewa   (Source: Herbs Commerce ) – English   [Chimaphila umbellata subsp. cisatlantica]
  • pipsissewa   (Source: Herbs Commerce ed2 ) – English
  • prince's-pine   (Source: Glea Cron ed2 ) – English
  • prince's-pine   (Source: Herbs Commerce ) – English   [Chimaphila umbellata subsp. cisatlantica]

Economic importance:

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Distributional range:

      Native: (links to other web resources are provided for some distributions)
  • ASIA-TEMPERATE
    Siberia: Russian Federation - Eastern Siberia, Western Siberia
    Russian Far East: Russian Federation - Khabarovsk, Sakhalin
    China: China - Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Monggol
    Eastern Asia: Japan - Hokkaido, Honshu
  • EUROPE
    Northern Europe: Denmark; Finland; Norway; Sweden
    Middle Europe: Austria; Czechoslovakia; Germany; Hungary; Poland; Switzerland
    East Europe: Belarus; Russian Federation - European part; Ukraine
    Southeastern Europe: Former Yugoslavia; Romania
    Southwestern Europe: France
  • NORTHERN AMERICA (Check conservation status in U.S. & Canada in NatureServe Explorer database)
    Subarctic America: Canada - Yukon Territory; United States - Alaska
    Eastern Canada: Canada - New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec
    Western Canada: Canada - British Columbia, Manitoba
    Northeastern U.S.A.: United States - Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia
    North-Central U.S.A.: United States - Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota
    Northwestern U.S.A.: United States - Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming
    Southeastern U.S.A.: United States - Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia
    South-Central U.S.A.: United States - New Mexico
    Southwestern U.S.A.: United States - Arizona, California
    Mexico

References:

  • Browne, E. T. & R. Athey. 1992. Vascular plants of Kentucky: an annotated checklist.
  • Chester, E. W. et al. 1993–1997. Atlas of Tennessee vascular plants.
  • Eilers, L. J. & D. M. Roosa. 1994. The vascular plants of Iowa.
  • Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2.
  • Hultén, O. E. G. 1940–1949. Flora of Alaska and Yukon.
  • Hultén, O. E. G. 1968. Flora of Alaska and neighboring territories.
  • Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland.
  • Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
  • Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico.
  • McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
  • McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2.
  • Ohio Flora Committee (E. L. Braun, T. S. Cooperrider, T. R. Fisher, J. J. Furlow). 1967–. The vascular flora of Ohio.
  • Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
  • Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
  • Scoggan, H. J. 1978–1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
  • Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964–1980. Flora europaea.
  • Welsh, S. L. et al. 1993. A Utah flora.
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Synonyms:


Check other web resources for Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. P. C. Barton:


Images:

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  • Check PlantSystematics.org for additional images
  • Google Images Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy
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USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?402538 (24 May 2013)

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