academics
“The work load increased the second year, which made the class more difficult than expected, but we all made it through.”
Kayt Racz, Communication Studies
Partridgeberry Mitchella repens
Madder or Bedstraw Rubiaceae family
Leaves are small, roundish, evergreen, shining, and 1/2 -1" long. They are paired and the stem is trailing. The mid vein is prominent, and yellowish.
The flower is pinkish to white, in a twinlike union at the end of the stem. They are 4-petaled, and about 1/2" long.
Fruit is a single red, edible berry with 2 blemish marks left from the flower that give it the appearance of E.T. (at least Professor Malan thinks so).
Form/Habitat:Partridgeberry is a common woodland plant around here and in the mountains. Look for it where you find Canada mayflower, trillium, goldthread, yellow clintonia, among others.
Blooms June - July, although you will see the fruit most of the time.
Click here to return to the Spring Wildflower index.
Click here to return to the Virtual Herbarium Home Page.
