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Gaultheria procumbens; wintergreen, checkerberry, eastern teaberry [Ericaceae]  Tiny native shrub (4-8”) of sandy acidic soils.  Leaves alternate, simple, evergreen, elliptical to oblong, thick and tough, 1-2” long, dark shiny green above, paler below.  Leaves clustered at tip of plant giving whorled appearance.  White urn-shaped ¼” flowers nodding from leaf axils in mid-to-late summer.  Round red fruit to ½” diameter hangs beneath leaves in late summer and into winter.  Leaves and fruit have mild wintergreen aroma and flavor.  [112]

   

 

 

 

 

 

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