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Mitchella

Contains only one species, Mitchella repens.

The species is a herbacious plant with twin white flowers and red (tasteless) berries. The most common method of reproduction is vegetative.

Common names: partridge berry (or partridgeberry), squaw berry (or squaw berry), two-eyed berry, running fox, and Noon kie oo nah yeah (in the Mohawk language).

The species is dispersed throughout eastern North America.



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