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wintergreen, checkerberry, eastern teaberry (Gaultheria procumbens) |
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wintergreen, checkerberry, eastern teaberry (Gaultheria procumbens; HEATH FAMILY [Ericaceae]) Tiny native shrub (3-8”) 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 in clusters 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. [068]
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