Spotted Wintergreen Chimaphila maculata (Linnaeus) Pursh    Synonyms: Striped Prince's Pine.
Kingdom Plantae   >   Division Tracheophyta   >   Class Magnoliopsida   >   Order Ericales   >   Family Ericaceae   >   Genus Chimaphila   

Description:

This short, evergreen woodland plant is easily identified even in winter by its clusters of deep green, lanceolate leaves with sparse teeth and a conspicuous pale midrib.

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Spotted Wintergreen in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/28/2015). Photo by Bob Cammarata. (MBP list)

Spotted Wintergreen in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/18/2015). Photo by Bill Harms. (MBP list)

Spotted Wintergreen in Maryland (6/17/2009). Photo by Martha Stauss. (MBP list)

Spotted Wintergreen blooming in Howard Co., Maryland (7/4/2016). Photo by Robert Ferraro. (MBP list)

Spotted Wintergreen in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/5/2012). Photo by Fritz Flohr Reynolds. (MBP list)

Spotted Wintergreen growing in Montgomery Co., Maryland (3/15/2020). Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)

Spotted Wintergreen blooming in Howard Co., Maryland (6/20/2015). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

Spotted Wintergreen in fruit in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/15/2014). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Spotted Wintergreen growing in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/12/2019). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Persisting seedpods of Spotted Wintergreen in Caroline Co., Maryland (3/23/13). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Spotted Wintergreen in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/29/2013). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

Spotted Wintergreen in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/22/2016). Photo by Ashley Bradford. (MBP list)

Spotted Wintergreen in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/6/2020). (c) Ashley M Bradford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Ashley Bradford. (MBP list)

Spotted Wintergreen in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/3/2021). (c) David, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA). Photo by David via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Spotted Wintergreen growing in Kent Co., Maryland (4/17/2014). Photo by Nancy Martin. (MBP list)

Spotted Wintergreen in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/4/2016). Photo by Kirsten Johnson. (MBP list)

Spotted Wintergreen in Howard Co., Maryland (6/20/2017). Collected and processed by Helen Lowe Metzman. Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)

Spotted Wintergreen in Dorchester Co., Maryland (2/16/2020). (c) Ashley M Bradford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Ashley Bradford. (MBP list)

Spotted Wintergreen in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/21/2016). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Spotted Wintergreen in Calvert Co., Maryland (4/14/2019). (c) Ashley M Bradford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Ashley Bradford. (MBP list)

Spotted Wintergreen in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (11/21/2020). (c) johnbotany, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by John Hall. (MBP list)

Spotted Wintergreen in Worcester Co., Maryland (11/22/2020). (c) Wayne Longbottom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Wayne Longbottom. (MBP list)

Spotted Wintergreen in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/20/2020). (c) Dwight Johnson, all rights reserved. Photo by Dwight Johnson. (MBP list)

Spotted Wintergreen in Baltimore Co., Maryland (12/5/2020). (c) aagnelly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by aagnelly via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Spotted Wintergreen in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/21/2023). (c) karyorelicta, all rights reserved. Photo by karyorelicta via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Spotted Wintergreen in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/21/2023). (c) karyorelicta, all rights reserved. Photo by karyorelicta via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Spotted Wintergreen in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/21/2023). (c) karyorelicta, all rights reserved. Photo by karyorelicta via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Spotted Wintergreen in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/21/2023). (c) karyorelicta, all rights reserved. Photo by karyorelicta via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Spotted Wintergreen in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/17/2023). (c) Andrew Durso, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Andrew Durso via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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