Question: Hi, I've not been able to make it through the questions to identify this plant using Go botany. Seems to …
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Question
Hi, I've not been able to make it through the questions to identify this plant using Go botany. Seems to be found in the shade of pine trees on dry soil. Location Chelmsford, MA. Could you walk me through the questions to arrive at identifying this flower. Photo dated 7/14/19
Answer
This is Chimaphila maculata (spotted prince's-pine), a member of the Ericaceae (heath family). Knowing the identity will help you make sure that with each question you answer that this plant stays in the list of possible species for identification. Also, you can go to the taxon page for this species and call up all the morphological characters it has so that you can see what you would need to answer to identify it. Write back if you still have questions.
