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Species, Varieties, or Forms in the Genus Mitchella:

Mitchella undulata / Tsuruaridooshi

Mitchella undulata / Tsuruaridooshi ツルアリドオシ

Mitchella undulata is an evergreen perennial herb that inhabits forests in mountainous regions, with stems that crawl along the ground, growing 10-40cm long and taking root at the nodes. Leaves are of opposite phyllotaxis, dark green and thick, without hairs, a 1-1.5cm-long oval to orbicular ovate, and somewhat wavy margins. Branch tips set two flowers side by side. Corollas are generally white, occasionally tinged with a light red, measuring 1.5cm long, with tips typically cleft into four parts. The corollas have white hairs, and the two ovaries beneath the floral tubes are coalescent. Sap fruit matures to a red color, 8mm in diameter; flower marks remain on their tops. Bloom time: June-July.