Question: Hello, Is this Pipssewa, just the basal(?) leaves, no flower or stems yet?
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Question
Hello, Is this Pipssewa, just the basal(?) leaves, no flower or stems yet?
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Dear Pipit, this plant is Chimaphila maculata (spotted prince's-pine). The white midrib and veins separate this from Chimaphila umbellata (noble prince's-pine, also called pipsissewa). These two species also differ in the shape of their leafblades, with the former (in your image) having leaves widest below the middle and the latter having leaves widest beyond the middle.
