Gaultheria procumbens
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Gaultheria procumbens, also called the eastern teaberry, the checkerberry,[lower-alpha 1] the boxberry, or the American wintergreen, is a species of Gaultheria native to northeastern North America from Newfoundland west to southeastern Manitoba, and south to Alabama.[1] It is a member of the Ericaceae (heath family).[2]
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Gaultheria procumbens | |
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The ripe berries in October in Hammond, Indiana | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Gaultheria |
Species: | G. procumbens |
Binomial name | |
Gaultheria procumbens | |
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