| Armed with a wildflower guidebook from the farm's library, I identify everything from pipsissewa to trailing arbutus. |
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| Common pipsissewa is found in dry, shady woods, especially in pine forests, from New Brunswick to British Columbia and south to Georgia, Mexico, and California. |
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| A local botanist told me it was pipsissewa, which my dictionary says is wintergreen. |
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| The plants called pipsissewa are not related and are not a source of the wintergreen fragrance. |
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| The mystery ground cover is probably striped pipsissewa, C. maculata, which can spread into large carpets in the right ecosystem: humus-rich, acidic soil, under the shade of mature trees. |
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| At age 10, I knew where the pipsissewa came up in spring, where the wild azalea bloomed, where to look for mayapples and mint. |
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| Pipsissewa improves kidney and liver function by helping the body eliminate excess fluids. |
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