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Wintergreen with berries

Posted by Justin Dalaba,
North Country explorer from
June 11, 2015 —

Taking a closer look on the forest floor, you might find that the wintergreen berries are ripening. The leaves have a wonderful wintergreen mint scent and I've heard the berries are good for flavoring ice cream or tea! If you find some, be careful not to overharvest from one place so the plant can re-establish itself in the future.