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Revision as of 12:33, 8 June 2021

Mitchella repens
Mitchella repens KDSP.jpg
Photo by Katelin Pearson
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Rubiales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Mitchella
Species: D. repens
Binomial name
Mitchella repens
L.
Mitchella repens dist.JPG
Natural range of Mitchella repens from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: Partridge-berry[1]

Taxonomic notes

Synonyms: none.[1]

Varieties: none.[1]

Description

Distribution

M. repens ranges from Novia Scotia, west to Minnesota, and south to central peninsular Florida and Texas. There are disjunct populations in Guatemala.[1]

Ecology

Habitat

M. repens is found in deciduous and coniferous forests, streambanks, heath balds, maritime forests, rotten logs and hummocks, and in bottomlands or other wetland habitats. The plants in maritime forests are more robust than others and often have an ascending habit, the stems sometimes 20-30 cm tall[1]

Phenology

M. repens is an evergreen, but flowers from May through July and flowers from June through July.[1]

Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

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References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.