Family | RUBIACEAE |
Genus species | Mitchella repens L. |
Synonyms | Disperma repens (L.) J.F.Gmel. |
Perdicesca repens (L.) Prov. | |
Habitat | thickets and woods |
Description | stems thin, leaves small, opposite, subcordate, obtuse dark shiny green with white venation, flowers in pairs, tubular, in mouth dilated, fragrant, fruit scarlet-red |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | reddish, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | - |
Type | subshrub, carpet |
Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Eastern Canada (Nova Scotia , Ontario , Québec ) North-Central U.S.A. (Illinois , Minnesota , Missouri ) Northeastern U.S.A. (Connecticut , Maine , Masachusettes , Michigan , New Hampshire , New York , Ohio , Rhode I. , Vermont ) South-Central U.S.A. (Texas ) Southeastern U.S.A. (Alabama , Florida , Louisiana , Maryland , North Carolina , South Carolina , Tennessee , Virginia ) Mexico (Mexico Southwest , Mexico Southeast ) Southern America Central America (Guatemala) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | RUBIACEAE
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