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American wintergreen

Pyrola americana

American wintergreen is a small plant with shiny green leaves and pretty white flowers. It grows close to the ground and loves to live in cool, shady places like forests.

生息地: Forests

外見

The American wintergreen has waxy, dark green evergreen leaves that contrast with its bright red berries in fall and winter. Its nodding, bell-shaped flowers are white to pinkish, clustered on a slender reddish stalk rising above the leaves.

PlantaeTracheophytaMagnoliopsidaEricalesEricaceaePyrola
American wintergreen
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American wintergreen

カテゴリ

植物

レア度

Common

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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おもしろい事実

Even after the snow falls, its shiny leaves peek through, adding a splash of green to the winter landscape!

Its bright red berries can stay on the plant all winter, offering a colorful snack for wildlife!

Native American tribes used its leaves to make medicinal teas for aches and pains.

The "wintergreen" flavor in many candies comes from a chemical found in this plant and its relatives!

特殊能力

能力

Evergreen Survival

American wintergreen has tough evergreen leaves that can photosynthesize all winter, helping it survive cold weather.

能力

Underground Network

American wintergreen spreads with underground stems called rhizomes, allowing it to form new plants and colonize areas.

能力

Flavorful Defense

American wintergreen has chemicals that give it a unique wintergreen scent and flavor, which helps deter hungry herbivores.

能力

Mycorrhizal Helper

American wintergreen partners with fungi in its roots to absorb nutrients, especially in poor forest soils.

サイズと詳細

高さ
5-15 cm
花の大きさ
0.5-1.5 cm
開花時期
Late spring to summer
食用
はい
毒性
軽度
ライフサイクル
多年生
受粉方法
昆虫

生態系とのつながり

eats

Ruffed Grouse

Bonasa umbellus

Consumes berries, especially in winter.

eats

White-footed Mouse

Peromyscus leucopus

Feeds on seeds and berries.

pollinates

Common Eastern Bumblebee

Bombus impatiens

Visits flowers to collect nectar and pollen.

symbiotic with

Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus

Rhizophagus irregularis

Forms beneficial partnership with plant roots.

特徴

別名

まだ別名はありません。

コレクション

安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

Do not eat any plants without asking an adult, even if they look tasty.

よくある質問

American wintergreenの高さは何ですか?

5-15 cm

American wintergreenの花の大きさは何ですか?

0.5-1.5 cm

American wintergreenの開花時期は何ですか?

Late spring to summer

American wintergreenの食用は何ですか?

はい

American wintergreenの毒性は何ですか?

軽度

American wintergreenのライフサイクルは何ですか?

多年生

American wintergreenの受粉方法は何ですか?

昆虫

American wintergreenは通常どこに生息していますか?

Forests

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