Spotted wintergreen (Chimaphila maculata) COSEWIC update and status report: chapter 1

Assessment Summary – May 2000

Common name : Spotted Wintergreen

Scientific name : Chimaphila maculata

Status : Endangered

Reason for designation : Range restricted to two small areas where historic populations have been lost and where the few small remaining populations are under continued threats.

Occurrence : Ontario

Status history : Designated Endangered in April 1987. Status re-examined and confirmed Endangered in April 1998 and in May 2000. May 2000 assessment based on new quantitative criteria applied to information from the existing 1998 status report.