Prince's pine: Chimaphila

Species in this genus:

Pipsissewa or Bitter Wintergreen or Ground Holly or Love-In-Winter or Pine Tulip or Prince's Pine or Rheumatism Weed or Waxflower (Chimaphila umbellata)

Overview of a pipsissewa, Chimaphila umbellata taken along the Black Canyon Trail in the Santa Fe National Forest, 3 August 2001. This member of the wintergreen family has pretty pink flowers that were home to a crab spider when we saw it. The leaves remain green in the winter.

Overview of a pipsissewa, Chimaphila umbellata.
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