Chimaphila
| Chimaphila | |
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| Chimaphila umbellata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pyroloideae |
| Genus: | Chimaphila Pursh |
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Chimaphila (prince's pine or wintergreen; from Greek: cheima 'winter' and philos 'lover', hence 'winter lover') is a genus of five species of small, evergreen, flowering plants native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. They are classified in the family Ericaceae, but were formerly placed in the segregate family Pyrolaceae.
- Species
- Chimaphila japonica
- Chimaphila maculata
- Chimaphila menziesii
- Chimaphila monticola
- Chimaphila umbellata
References
- Flora of China: Chimaphila
- Germplasm Resources Information Network: Chimaphila
- USDA Plant Profile: Chimaphila
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