Chimaphila umbellata subsp. cisatlantica (S.F.Blake) Hultén

Subspecies

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Characteristics

A small shrub. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 10-35 cm tall. The leaves are opposite. The leaves are shiny and bright green and have teeth along the edge.
Life form perennial
Growth form subshrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.35
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows in the shade in forests.
Light 4-6
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Gynecological Aid (bark), Tonic (bark), Diuretic (leaf), Gynecological Aid (leaf), Analgesic (root), Blood Medicine (root), Cancer Treatment (root), Dermatological Aid (root), Gynecological Aid (root), Kidney Aid (root), Laxative (root), Tonic (root), Urinary Aid (root), Adjuvant (unspecified), Anthelmintic (unspecified), Antirheumatic (Internal) (unspecified), Febrifuge (unspecified), Gynecological Aid (unspecified), Pediatric Aid (unspecified), Stimulant (unspecified), Venereal Aid (unspecified), Cancer (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants are grown from seed.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -35
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Chimaphila umbellata subsp. cisatlantica world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:56501-2
WFO ID wfo-0000602211
COL ID 7JJXN
BDTFX ID 16957
INPN ID 90874
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Synonyms

Chimaphila corymbosa Chimaphila umbellata var. cisatlantica Chimaphila umbellata subsp. cisatlantica