What plant is that?
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Photo credits: © Francis R. Underwood 2013
The mystery plant for June is a low, creeping shrub with evergreen leaves.
The flowers are white and tinged with pink. The fruit is a red, dry, mealy berry which is about twice the size of a cranberry. It flowers in May and June and grows in dry, sandy fields.
It’s. . .
Botanical Name: |
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi |
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Common Name: |
Bearberry | |
Family: |
Ericaceae (Heath Family) | |
Habitat: |
Dry sandy fields and rocky places and ledges |