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Botanical Name
Chimaphila umbellata
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Pipsissewa, also called umbellate wintergreen or prince's pine, is a small perennial of dry woodlands and sandy soils, native across the cool temperate Northern Hemisphere. Wikipedia says it grows up to 35 centimetres tall, with one stem bearing shiny evergreen leaves in opposite pairs or whorls, and small umbels of white to pink flowers. Cunningham gives it two powers, money and spirit calling. His only uses are these: crush pipsissewa, blend it with rose hips and violet flowers, and burn the mixture to draw good spirits for magical aid, and carry it to attract money. His other names are False Wintergreen, Ground Holly, Price's Pine and Princess Pine. He gives it no gender, planet, element or deity. Kynes gives pipsissewa no entry, so the entry rests on Cunningham and Wikipedia alone.

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Correspondences

Elements
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Celestial Bodies
No celestial bodies recorded.
Zodiac Signs
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Colours
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Deities
No deities recorded.

Folk Names

  • False Wintergreen
  • Ground Holly
  • Price's Pine
  • Princess Pine

Categories

  • Prosperity
  • Spirit Work
  • Wealth

Substitutes

No substitutes recorded.

Forms

Herb

Cunningham has the plant crushed, blended with rose hips and violet flowers and burned to draw good spirits, and carried to attract money.

References

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References

Notes

  1. Cunningham, Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical, under "Pipsissewa".
  2. Wikipedia, under "Chimaphila umbellata."
  3. Cunningham, Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical, under "Pipsissewa".

Bibliography

  • Cunningham, Scott. Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs. 2nd ed. Woodbury, MN: Llewellyn Publications, 2012. (EPUB.)13
  • Wikipedia, under "Chimaphila umbellata." Accessed October 23, 2026. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chimaphila_umbellata&oldid=1375022601. Open the Source (opens in a new tab)2