Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W.P.C.Barton, 1817 45% complete

Pipsissewa

Veg. Mater. Med. U.S. 1(1): 17 (1817)

Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Chimaphila umbellata, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced9 Differs from sources1 Source not recorded17 Not on the record10 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author (L.) W.P.C.Barton No source recorded
Source not recorded
Bibliography Veg. Mater. Med. U.S. 1(1): 17 (1817) No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
Source not recorded
Rank species No source recorded
Source not recorded
Status accepted No source recorded
Source not recorded
Year 1817 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name Pipsissewa No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations Subarctic & Temp. Northern Hemisphere to Guatemala No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 15 cm
  • 15 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 11 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 92, 251, 500, 608, 918, 925
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 15 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 11 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 92, 251, 500, 608, 918, 925
  • Superseded 15 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 11 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 92, 251, 500, 608, 918, 925
Sourced
Biological type chamaephyte
  • chamaephyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 162 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 500, 918, 925
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded chamaephyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 162 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 500, 918, 925
  • Superseded chamaephyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 162 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 500, 918, 925
Sourced
Flower color white
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Flower conspicuous true No source recorded
Source not recorded
Foliage color empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Foliage texture medium No source recorded
Source not recorded
Fruit color empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Fruit conspicuous false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Fruit shape empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Growth form Rhizomatous No source recorded
Source not recorded
Growth habit Subshrub No source recorded
Source not recorded
Growth rate Slow
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Maximum height empty
  • 8 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 92, 251, 500, 608, 918, 925
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 8 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 92, 251, 500, 608, 918, 925
  • Superseded 8 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 92, 251, 500, 608, 918, 925
Not on the record
Sexuality empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Vegetable false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 161 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 92, 759, 918, 925
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 161 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 92, 759, 918, 925
  • Superseded perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 161 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 92, 759, 918, 925
Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 6 / 9 · moderately humid air No source recorded
Source not recorded
Ground humidity empty
  • 4 / 12 · moderately dry (meso-xerophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 242
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 4 / 12 · moderately dry (meso-xerophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 242
  • Superseded 4 / 12 · moderately dry (meso-xerophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 242
Not on the record
Light 4 / 9 · shade to half-shade
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 5 / 9 · half-shade · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 489
  • Superseded 5 / 9 · half-shade · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 489
Differs from sources
Nitrogen fixation None
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Ph maximum pH 7.4 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Ph minimum pH 5.4 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Soil nutriments 3 / 9 · poor (oligotrophic)
  • 3 / 9 · poor (oligotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 242
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 3 / 9 · poor (oligotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 242
  • Superseded 3 / 9 · poor (oligotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 242
Sourced
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 242, 489
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 242, 489
  • Superseded 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 242, 489
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 14 cm
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Other
Salt tolerance —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Shade tolerance —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Soil ph indicator —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Temperature indicator —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record