Gaultheria procumbens
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Gaultheria procumbens, also called the eastern teaberry, the checkerberry, the boxberry, or the American wintergreen, is a perennial species of Gaultheria native to northeastern North America from New
Gaultheria procumbens
Flowers blooming in July in Vermont
The forked anthers in a dissected flower
19th century illustration
Wintergreen
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Wintergreen is a group of aromatic plants. The term wintergreen once commonly referred to plants that remain green throughout the winter. The term evergreen is now more commonly used for this characte
Gaultheria procumbens
…Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. The fruits of G. procumbens, considered its actual "teaberries", are edible, with a taste of mildly sweet wintergreen similar to the flavors of the Mentha varieties M. piperita (peppermint) and M. spicata (spearmint) even though G. procumbens is not a true mint. The…
Wintergreen from Greeley, Pennsylvania; early December