American Wintergreen
Scientific Name: Gaultheria procumbens
American Wintergreen
Scientific Name: Gaultheria procumbens
American Wintergreen
| Genus species: | Gaultheria procumbens | |||||||||||
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| Common Name: | American Wintergreen | |||||||||||
| Family Name: | Ericaceae 
Small shrubs to trees, deciduous or evergreen, often in acidic soils; leaves simple, usually alternate; flowers bisexual, regular, solitary or in racemes; fruit a capsule or berry. | |||||||||||
| Seed Type: | Angiosperm | |||||||||||
| Origin:
Native: native to North America. Non-native: not native to North America. Introduced Native: native to North America, but not Rowe Woods. * Definitions based on the USDA terminology |
Native | |||||||||||
| Category: | Shrub | |||||||||||
| Flower Color: | White | |||||||||||
| CNC Habitat: | Krippendorf Arboretum | |||||||||||
| Identified by: | J.D. Mancini | |||||||||||
| Months in Bloom: The highlighted month(s) in this chart indicates the month(s) the plant has been observed blooming. | ||||||||||||
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