PLANTS Profile for Chimaphila umbellata ssp. occidentalis (pipsissewa)

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PLANTS Profile

Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W.P.C. Barton ssp. occidentalis (Rydb.) Hultén
pipsissewa

Symbol:

CHUMO2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Pyrolaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N

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Photo of Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W.P.C. Barton ssp. occidentalis (Rydb.) Hultén

Brother Alfred Brousseau. Courtesy of St. Mary's College of California. ©St. Mary's College of California. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W.P.C. Barton ssp. occidentalis (Rydb.) Hultén

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Synonyms:
Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W.P.C. Barton ssp. occidentalis (Rydb.) Hultén

	CHOC2	Chimaphila occidentalis Rydb.
	CHUMO	Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W.P.C. Barton var. occidentalis (Rydb.) S.F. Blake

Distribution:
Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W.P.C. Barton ssp. occidentalis (Rydb.) Hultén


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USA (AK, CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY)

Related Taxa:
Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W.P.C. Barton ssp. occidentalis (Rydb.) Hultén

View 4 genera in Pyrolaceae, 3 species in Chimaphila, 3 subspecies in Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W.P.C. Barton

Classification:
Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W.P.C. Barton ssp. occidentalis (Rydb.) Hultén

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Ericales
Family	Pyrolaceae – Shinleaf family
Genus	Chimaphila Pursh – prince's pine
Species	Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W.P.C. Barton – pipsissewa
Subspecies	Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W.P.C. Barton ssp. occidentalis (Rydb.) Hultén – pipsissewa

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W.P.C. Barton ssp. occidentalis (Rydb.) Hultén

The related entities italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Illinois:
Chimaphila umbellata
pipsissewa		Endangered
Iowa:
Chimaphila umbellata
pipsissewa		Threatened
New York:
Chimaphila umbellata
pipsissewa		Exploitably Vulnerable
Ohio:
Chimaphila umbellata
pipsissewa		Threatened

More Accounts and Images:
Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W.P.C. Barton ssp. occidentalis (Rydb.) Hultén

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 523854.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 05/18/2013 05:16 PM CDT