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The berries are 1.6–1.7 cm long by 0.8 cm wide and go from white to a bright pinkish-red as the plant matures. [4] [17] Because plants flower over about two months, many different stages of berry color can be seen at the same time. [17] Another notable cultivar is the 'Wilhyp' or 'Golden Beacon' variety.
When the white berries are broken open, the interior looks like fine, sparkling granular snow. The flesh is spongy and contains two 2–5 mm long, whitish stone seeds. The seeds, which contain endosperm and a small embryo, are egg-shaped and more or less flattened.
The white or pink flowered marsh St. John's worts of North America and eastern Asia are generally accepted as belonging to the separate genus Triadenum Raf. [6] [7] Hypericum is unusual for a genus of its size because a worldwide taxonomic monograph [8] was produced for it by Norman Robson (working at the Natural History Museum, London).
Bryonia alba (also known as white bryony or wild hop) is a vigorous vine in the family Cucurbitaceae, found in Europe and Northern Iran. It has a growth habit similar to kudzu , which gives it a highly destructive potential outside its native range as a noxious weed.
Actaea pachypoda, the white baneberry or doll's-eyes, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Actaea, of the family Ranunculaceae. The plant is native to eastern North America, in eastern Canada, and the Midwestern and Eastern United States. It prefers clay to coarse loamy upland soils, and is found in hardwood and mixed forest stands.
It has pointed lobes at the mouth and the inside is filled with white hairs. The fruit is a fleshy white berry -like drupe about 1 cm wide which contains two seeds. The plant sometimes reproduces via seed but it is primarily vegetative , reproducing by sprouting from its spreading rhizome. [ 4 ]
Gaultheria hispidula is an evergreen prostrate shrub that forms a mat of stems and leaves that can reach 1 m (3 + 1 ⁄ 2 ft) in diameter and only 10 centimetres (3.9 in) high. [4]
As with all species in the genus Amelanchier, the flowers are white, [6] with five quite separate petals and five sepals. In A. alnifolia , they are about 2.5–5 cm (1–2 in) across, with 20 stamens and five styles, [ 7 ] appearing on short racemes of 3–20, [ 5 ] somewhat crowded together, blooming from April to July.