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Gaultheria procumbens
Growing in crevices on a sandstone outcrop along the edge of an Appalachian mountain ridge, exposed to the southeast. Canaan Mountain, Monongahela National Forest.
This plant is also known as American Wintergreen. The berries of the plant have an aromatic, mouth-cleansing flavor.
Spotted on Oct 21, 2007
Submitted on Dec 2, 2013
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