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
Wintergreen from Greeley, Pennsylvania; early December
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
Wintergreen
…genus Gaultheria demonstrate this characteristic and are called wintergreens in North America, the most common generally being the American wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens). Wintergreens in the genus Gaultheria contain an aromatic compound, methyl salicylate, and are used as a mintlike flavoring. The berries of most species…
Gaultheria procumbens
Flowers blooming in July in Vermont
The forked anthers in a dissected flower
19th century illustration