Partridge-berry
Mitchella repensRubiaceae — Madder family
Native
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Flowers with visible stamens.
White Clay Creek State Park -- Possum HillMay 2012
![Partridge-berry](/images/mitchella_repens.jpg)
Flowers with visible pistils. The upper flower has five petals, which is unusual.
Lums Pond State ParkJune 2001
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White Clay Creek State Park -- Pump House Road
April 2007
The flowers are perfect, but occur in two forms.
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Photos copyright David G. Smith
Information from the Delaware Flora Checklist used with author's permission.