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SCIENTIFIC NAME: Gaultheria procumbens
COMMON NAME: Wintergreen, checkerberry
NOTES OF INTEREST: Leaves can be harvested any time of the year...nibble on them as a trail snack, or brew into tea. Berries ripen in fall but flavor improves with freezing...so look for them in winter and spring for a trail nibble. Leaves and fruit contain an aspirin-like substance that effectively reduces fevers and minor aches and pains. NO POISONOUS LOOK-ALIKES.
PHOTO TAKEN: Fall 2008
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