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Wintergreen [Gaultheria procumbens]

Flower      

Common Name: Wintergreen
Scientic Name: Gaultheria procumbens
Colors: White
Months Appearing: July

Heath Family. Also called Checkerberry, Teaberry.

Evergreen creeping low plant 4-5 inches high. Flower about 1/4 inch. White flowers hang beneath leaves.

Fruit is red berry.

Found in woods of Loda Lake. Newaygo County, Michigan.