Scientific Name
Chimaphila maculata
Common Name
Spotted wintergreen; Striped wintergreen
Wildflowers
Plant Fact Sheets
Consumer Hort
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Height:
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Flower/fruit:
Nodding, fragrant, waxy white or pinkish flowers in small clusters at the end of the stem; five petals
Flowering Season:
Early to late summer
Foliage:
.75 to 2.75 inch, lanceolate leaves striped with white along the mid vein; broadest toward the base; sharp, widely spaced teeth
Site:
Dry woods
Comments:
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