Chimaphila menziesii

Chimaphila menziesii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Chimaphila
Species: C. menziesii
Binomial name
Chimaphila menziesii
(R.Br. ex D. Don) Spreng.

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. Locations include the

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.

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