Plantae>Magnoliophyta>Magnoliopsida>Rubiales>Rubiaceae>Mitchella repens L.
![]() | This petite evergreen slightly woody groundcovering vine or subshrub is fairly common throughout North Carolina, though more common in the Mountains than the Piedmont or Coastal Plain. Durham, NC 5/24/2009. |
![]() | The four-parted flowers, which grow in pairs, have white-hairy petals. Durham, NC 5/24/2009. |
![]() | Dare Co., NC 6/1/07. |
![]() | Dare Co., NC 6/1/07. |
![]() | Another groundcover with opposite evergreen leaves in Common Periwinkle (Vinca minor), which is much more rambunctious. Greenville, NC 5/5/06. |
![]() | Each pair of flowers produces a single bright red berry. Wilkes Co., NC 6/15/08. |
![]() | Partridgeberry normally rambles along the ground, but this one was falling down a hillside. Wilkes Co., NC 6/15/08. |
More information:
Connecticut Wildflowers
Missouri Plants
NC State
USDA PLANTS database
Virginia Tech Dendrology
Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of North Carolina
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