partridgeberry

Mitchella repens

Summary 2

Mitchella repens (partridge berry, or squaw vine) is the best known plant in the genus Mitchella. It is a creeping prostrate herbaceous woody shrub occurring in North America belonging to the madder family (Rubiaceae).

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  1. (c) Susan Elliott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Susan Elliott
  2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitchella_repens

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iNat Map

Form Forb
Fruit type Berry
Fruit color Red, White
Fruit season Summer
Leaf arrangement Opposite
Simple/compound Simple
Evergreen or deciduous Evergreen
Leaf shape Ovate
Leaf shape Heart-shaped
Leaf margin Entire
Flower color red, white
Bloom time Spring, Summer