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Gaultheria procumbens, also called the eastern teaberry, the checkerberry, [a] the boxberry, or the American wintergreen, is a species of Gaultheria native to northeastern North America from Newfoundland west to southeastern Manitoba, and south to Alabama. [1] It is a member of the Ericaceae (heath family). [2]
Wintergreen soda was a flavored carbonated beverage once popular in North America. The flavoring that was added to wintergreen soda water was "nominally made out of teaberry leaves, or wintergreen." [1] Other regional common names used to describe Gaultheria procumbens included mountain berries, wintergreen plums, or checked berries. [1]
In today's puzzle, there are nine theme words to find (including the spangram). Hint: The first one can be found in the top half of the board. Here are the first two letters for each word:
Chimaphila maculata (spotted wintergreen, also called striped wintergreen, striped prince's pine, spotted pipsissewa, ratsbane, or rheumatism root) is a small, perennial, evergreen herb native to eastern North America and Central America, from southern Quebec west to Illinois, and south to Florida and Panama.
But in mid-February, 1899, 126 years ago this week, America was in the heart of what weather historian Christopher Burt considers "the greatest cold wave in modern U.S. history."
Pyrola crypta is a member Pyrola sect. Scotophylla Křísa, which also contains P. picta, P. dentata, and P. aphylla.These taxa together are generally recognized as forming a species complex. [1]
According to recent observations, early signs of spring have already begun in the southern United States. In the Southeast, the spring leaf-out process is 1-2 weeks later than the long-term average.
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