Pipsissewa (Umbellate wintergreen)
Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Barton [Pyrolaceae]
The other common names: prince's pine, waxflower, wintergreen
Ooumegasasou (オオウメガサソウ, 大梅笠草)
Lifeform: perennial shrub
Distribution: boreal regions in the Northern Hemisphere
Habitat: dry woodlands, or sandy soil
Chimaphila Pursh in Japan
Two species in Japan
C. japonica Miq. (ウメガサソウ)
C. umbellata (L.) W. Barton (オオウメガサソウ)
Chimaphila umbellata on Mount Koma
Specimens stored in The Hokkaido University Museum (SAPS)
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[1] On July 21 2001 (JH Titus). [2] the establishment is often facilitated by a Salix reinii patch. [3] a clonal patch. [3] close-up of a shoot. [2-4] On the summit area of Mount Koma on July 21 2011. Then years have passed!
References
C. umbellata comprises a circumboreal complex.
C. umbellata var. umbellata (Eurasia) = This is on Mount Koma.
C. umbellata var. occidentalis (Rydb.) Blake (western North America)
C. umbellata var. cisatlantica Blake (eastern North America)
C. umbellata var. acuta (Rydb.) Blake (Arizona and New Mexico)
C. umbellata ssp. domingensis (S.F. Blake) Dorr (Dominican Republic)
C. umbellata ssp. mexicana (DC.) Hulten (Mexico)