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Arboretum in Northeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Mitchella repens

Partridge-berry

 
 
<i>Mitchella repens</i> Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 17, 2020
1. Mitchella repens Marker
Inscription. The St. Lawrence Montagnai considered the cooked berries a fever medicine. The dried leaves were added to Chippewa smoking mixtures.
 
Erected by U.S. Department of Agriculture.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & ArchaeologyHorticulture & ForestryNative AmericansScience & Medicine.
 
Location. 38° 54.689′ N, 76° 58.213′ W. Marker is in Northeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Arboretum. Marker can be reached from Meadow Road Northeast, 0.1 miles east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Washington DC 20002, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Cunila origanoides (here, next to this marker); Lobelia inflata (here, next to this marker); Satureja douglasii (here, next to this marker); Asclepias tuberosa (here, next to this marker); Calycanthus floridus (here, next to this marker); Polemonium reptans (here, next to this marker); Salvia lyrata (here, next to this marker); Podophyllum peltatum (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northeast Washington.
 
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Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 18, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 72 times since then and 2 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on January 18, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.

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