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SPECIES: Chimaphila umbellata | Prince's Pine
ABBREVIATION : CHIUMB SYNONYMS : Pyrola umbellata L. [41,82] SCS PLANT CODE : CHUM COMMON NAMES : prince's pine pipsissewa waxflower wintergreen TAXONOMY : The currently accepted scientific name of prince's pine is Chimaphila umbellata (L.) Barton [17,39,57,81,82]. Prince's pine comprises a circumboreal complex in which several geographical varieties have been recognized [70]. The following varieties and subspecies are accepted: Chimaphila umbellata var. umbellata (Eurasia) [70] C. umbellata var. occidentalis (Rydb.) Blake (western North America) [17,38,39,57,82] C. umbellata var. cisatlantica Blake (eastern North America) [17,24,63,70] C. umbellata var. acuta (Rydb.) Blake (Arizona and New Mexico) [35,44] C. umbellata ssp. domingensis (S.F. Blake) Dorr (Dominican Republic) [84] C. umbellata ssp. mexicana (DC.) Hulten (Mexico) [41] LIFE FORM : Shrub, Forb FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : See OTHER STATUS OTHER STATUS : Chimaphila umbellata var. cisatlantica is listed as threatened in Ohio by the Natural Heritage Program [85]. Chimaphila species are considered vulnerable in New York and may become rare, threatened, or endangered in the future if collection and/or development continues. They are protected under the 1974 New York State Wildflower Law [50]. COMPILED BY AND DATE : Robin F. Matthews, January 1994 LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : NO-ENTRY AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : Matthews, Robin F. 1994. Chimaphila umbellata. In: Remainder of Citation

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