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Gaultheria procumbens, also called the eastern teaberry, the checkerberry, [a] 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]
Gaultheria hispidula, commonly known as the creeping snowberry or moxie-plum, and known to Micmaq tribes of Newfoundland as Manna Teaberry, is a perennial [2] spreading ground-level vine of the heath family Ericaceae. It is native to North America and produces small white edible berries.
The stems emerge from creeping rhizomes, growing 10–25 cm (4–10 in) tall. The nearly round flowers, which appear in early summer, are found on top of tall stalks. They are white or pinkish and are insect pollinated. The flowers mature to small (6–8 mm (0.24–0.31 in) in diameter) capsules bearing the seeds of the plant, which are ...
Gaultheria humifusa (Graham) Rydb. - alpine wintergreen or alpine spicy wintergreen – western Canada and western United States; Gaultheria hypochlora Airy Shaw – Arunachal Pradesh, Tibet, China (Sichuan and Yunnan) and northern Myanmar; Gaultheria insana (Molina) D.J.Middleton south-central Chile and southern Argentina
It is grown as a creeping ground cover in shady locations. It is rarely propagated for garden use by way of seeds but cuttings are easy. [17] The plants have been widely collected for Christmas decorations, and over collecting has impacted some local populations negatively. [16] The plants are sometimes grown in terrariums. [18]
The seeds, which contain endosperm and a small embryo, are egg-shaped and more or less flattened. They have a very tough, hard, impermeable covering, and so are very hard to germinate and may lie dormant for up to ten years. The berries are not edible but have a wintergreen flavor, similar to the related wintergreen plant (Gaultheria procumbens).