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checkerberry

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checkerberry: see wintergreen wintergreen or checkerberry, low evergreen plant (Gaultheria procumbens) of the family Ericaceae (heath family), native to sandy and acid woods (usually of evergreens) of E North America and frequently cultivated.
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She had also served as Treasurer for the Friends of the Council on Aging, Secretary of the Checkerberry Village Tenants Association, and volunteered her time driving for Meals on Wheels.
The best variety is G procumbens, known as the checkerberry, whose aromatic evergreen leaves are joined by insignificant pink bell-shaped flowers in summer followed by scarlet fruit.
procumbens, known as the checkerberry, whose aromatic evergreen leaves are joined by insignificant pink bell-shaped flowers in summer followed by scarlet fruit.
 
 
 
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