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Scientific Name

Chimaphila maculata

Scientific Name w/ Auth.

Chimaphila maculata (L.) Pursh

Park

Fire Island National Seashore (FIIS)

Sensitive

No

Park Accepted

Accepted

Record Status

Approved

Park Preferred Common Names

SPOTTED WINTERGREEN, WAX FLOWER

Park Synonyms

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom	Plantae
Subkingdom	Viridiplantae
Infrakingdom	Streptophyta
Superdivision	Embryophyta
Division	Tracheophyta
Subdivision	Spermatophytina
Class	Magnoliopsida
Superorder	Asteranae
Order	Ericales
Family	Ericaceae
Genus	Chimaphila
Species	Chimaphila maculata

Occurrence

Present

Occurrence Notes

Data Source: Klopfer, 2002;

Nativeness

Native

Nativeness Notes

Data Source: Gleason and Cronquist, 1991

Abundance

Rare

Abundance Notes

Dowhan, 1989: Data collected from 1970-1977./; Data Source: Dowhan, 1989

Management Tags

Exploitation Concern
Lamont, 2008: species is an “exploitably vulnerable” native plant likely to become threatened in the near future if causal factors continue unchecked.
Management Priority
SENSITIVE:Lamont, 2008: species is an “exploitably vulnerable” native plant likely to become threatened in the near future if causal factors continue unchecked.

Threatened Endangered Status

State Species of Concern statuses

Ozone Sensitive Status

NatureServe GRank

NatureServe SRank

Observations

1

References

2

Vouchers

3

External Links

0

Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.

Created By

BLA - I&M Office.

Created Date

8/25/2000 12:00:00 AM

Last Modified By

Linda Fabre

Last Modified Date

8/28/2008 12:00:00 AM

Notes

Park Species Detail: Dowhan, 1989-Data collected from 1970-1977. Voucher specimen likely. Entire collection housed at the George Safford Torrey Herbarium (CONN) at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut./, Park Species Data Source: Dowhan, 1989; Klopfer, 2002; Lynch, 1986

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