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NAME: Partridgeberry
SPECIES / FAMILY: Mitchella Repens / Rubiaceae
OTHER COMMON NAME(S):
CONDITIONS: dry
or moist woods, along stream banks and on sandy slopes (3)
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Leaves |
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STEEP/TEA |
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Fruits |
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cranberry |
RAW/COOK |
Summer-Fall |
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Bark |
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PORTION: small
COMMENT: “Trail side nibble, salad garnish, sauces, pies and jams. Use like cranberries. Leaves and berries make herbal teas of various applications.”(2)
CAUTION:
NUTRITION/MEDICINAL: Vitamin C (4) “Astringent; Diuretic; Hypnotic; Oxytoxic; Sedative; Tonic; Women's complaints. Partridge berry was commonly used by several native North American Indian tribes as a parturient to hasten childbirth. It was also occasionally used to treat a variety of other complaints including insomnia, rheumatic pain and fluid retention.” (1)
LOOK-A-LIKES: Wintergreen - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wintergreen
POISONOUS LOOK-A-LIKES:
OTHER USES: Ground cover for shady areas.
SOURCE LINKS (may include nutritional and medicinal info, plus other uses):
- https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Mitchella+repens
- http://www.eattheweeds.com/partridgeberry-split-personality/
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitchella_repens
- http://www.foragingtexas.com/2008/09/partridgeberrysquawberry.html (good photos)
- http://www.ediblewildfood.com/partridgeberry.aspx (good photos)
- https://eattheplanet.org/partridge-berry-a-nutritious-trailside-treat
- https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=MIRE
- https://www.acanadianfoodie.com/2018/04/01/partridgeberry-jelly-salad
- http://www.bonitaskitchen.com/recipe/traditional-newfoundland-partridgeberry-jam
- https://www.catcancook.com/partridgeberry-muffin-recipe
- http://www.docaitta.com/2011/04/foraging-8-lowly-patridgeberry-aka.html
- https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/groundcover/partridgeberry/growing-partridgeberries.htm#:~:text=The%20partridgeberry%20vine%20forms%20large,down%20roots%20at%20the%20nodes.&text=The%20red%20berries%20remain%20on,partridge%2C%20bobwhites%20and%20wild%20turkeys.