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Chimaphila umbellata (L.) Bart.            Common Pipsissewa

Stems 1-3 dm tall; leaves ovate to oblong-lanceolate, acute at each end, serrulate, 2-5 cm long; leaves in groups along the stem - more or less whorled; flowers 4-8, pink, in terminal corymbs; filaments bearded on the margins; capsule 6-8 mm broad; deep coniferous woods, common.

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