Mitchella repens (partridge berry, or squaw vine) is the best known plant in the genus Mitchella. It is a creeping prostrate herbaceous woody shrub occurring in North America belonging to the madder family (Rubiaceae).
Form | Forb |
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Fruit type | Berry |
Fruit color | Red, White |
Fruit season | Summer |
Leaf arrangement | Opposite |
Simple/compound | Simple |
Evergreen or deciduous | Evergreen |
Leaf shape | Ovate |
Leaf shape | Heart-shaped |
Leaf margin | Entire |
Flower color | red, white |
Bloom time | Spring, Summer |