Chimaphila maculata
(Spotted Wintergreen)

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               Seedpod                                           Leaf                                            Stem                                        Seed                                          Habit

Facts About this Plant:

    Common Names: Spotted Wintergreen, Striped Wintergreen, Striped Prince's Pine, Pipsissewa, Spotted Pipsissewa, Ratsbane, Rheumatism Root
    Lifespan: Perennial
    Zones: 3 - 8
    Type: Forb
    Bloom Time: May - July
    Status: Native
    Range:

Chimaphila maculata, or Spotted Wintergreen, is native to the eastern third of the US, and is also rare but present in southern Arizona. It is a perennial that grows in dry, acidic woods (often pine), and on woodland edges, bluffs and slopes in mountainous areas. It blooms in late spring and early summer with white flowers.

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