Pipsissewa

Pipsissewa

Pipsissewa Chimaphila umbellata has two or three whorls of shiny evergreen leaves which have toothed margins. At the top of the flowering stem there is a cluster of four to eight waxy pink or white flowers each with five petals and a ring of ten reddish stamens. This plant which is also known as Prince's Pine is found in dry woods of North America especially under conifers. [CH] {GW}