OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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Most habitat and range descriptions were obtained from Weakley's Flora.

Your search found 3 taxa in the family Pyrolaceae, Heath? family, as understood by PLANTS National Database.

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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Pipsissewa, Striped Wintergreen, Rat's Bane

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Chimaphila maculata   FAMILY: Ericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Chimaphila maculata   FAMILY: Pyrolaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Chimaphila maculata 145-01-001   FAMILY: Ericaceae

 

Habitat: Forests and woodlands, mostly rather xeric and acid

Common (rare in GA Coastal Plain)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Prince's-pine

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Chimaphila umbellata var. cisatlantica   FAMILY: Ericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Chimaphila umbellata ssp. cisatlantica   FAMILY: Pyrolaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Chimaphila umbellata 145-01-002   FAMILY: Ericaceae

 

Habitat: Forests and woodlands, mostly rather xeric and acid

Rare

Native to the Carolinas

 


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Common Name: Rounded Shinleaf, Roundleaf Pyrola, American Wintergreen

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Pyrola americana   FAMILY: Ericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Pyrola americana   FAMILY: Pyrolaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Pyrola rotundifolia var. americana 145-02-001   FAMILY: Ericaceae

 

Habitat: Xeric to mesic woodlands and forests

Rare

Native to North Carolina

 


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"A good rule of thumb is never to grow a nonnative plant with fruits that are dispersed by birds, because they invariably will be scattered throughout the landscape, with possibly deleterious effects." — Janet Marinelli, The Wildlife Gardener's Guide