Pipsissewa
Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W.P.C. Barton - Shinleaf family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 18 inches
Plant Type: Subshrub
Features
Flower Color: White, Pink
Conspicuous Flowers: Yes
Bloom Time: Early Summer, Mid Summer
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Tolerant
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Bombus; Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Species depending on Pipsissewa: Exelis pyrolaria, Schizura unicornis
Native Range
- USA: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Dakota, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
- CAN: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon
- MEX: Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.