Chimaphila menziesii
Chimaphila menziesii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Chimaphila |
Species: | C. menziesii
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Binomial name | |
Chimaphila menziesii |
Chimaphila menziesii, known by the common name little prince's pine, is a species of perennial wildflower in the heath family.
This plant is found scattered throughout the mountains of western North America where it grows in the understory of coniferous forests. It is native to the Western United States and Southwest Canada.[1]
Description
Chimaphila menziesii is a short flower with a slender reddish stem not exceeding 15 centimeters. The leaves are lance-shaped and a leathery rich green with light veins and tiny widely spaced teeth along the edges.
The inflorescence atop the stem produces hanging flowers on long stalks. Each flower is white to dark pink, with spreading petals around a thick center. A ring of stamens with large tubular anthers surrounds an ovary with a large buttonlike stigma. It is similar to, but smaller than, its relative the prince's pine, Chimaphila umbellata.
References
- ^ "Plants Profile for Chimaphila menziesii (little prince's pine)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
External links
- Chimaphila
- Flora of the Western United States
- Flora of British Columbia
- Flora of California
- Flora of Montana
- Flora of Nevada
- Flora of Oregon
- Flora of Utah
- Flora of the Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
- Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
- Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges
- Natural history of the Transverse Ranges
- Ericaceae stubs