Rubiaceae
Partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Genus
- Mitchella
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Common names
By language (7)
- arz
- ميتشيلا ريبينز
- English
- Partridgeberry, Partridge berry
- Finnish
- Amerikanpyynmarja
- Hungarian
- Valódi fogolybogyó
- Japanese
- ミッチェラ・レペンス
- nds
- Patriesbeze
- Persian
- میتچلا رپنز
Synonyms
- Disperma repens J.F.Gmel.
- Mitchella repens f. leucocarpa Bissell
- Mitchella repens f. repens
- Mitchella repens var. alba Beal
- Perdicesca repens (L.) Prov.
- Perdicesea repens (L.) Prov.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native
Photos
Photo: Jason Hollinger, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jomegat, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Partridgeberry: Wikipedia Mitchella repens , or Partridge Berry,[1][2][3][4] or Squaw Vine, is the best known plant in the genus Mitchella. It is a creeping prostrate herbaceou](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Mitchella_repens_-_Pain_de_perdrix_-_Airelle_-_Partridge_berry_-_Two-eyed_berry_%285731797131%29.jpg/500px-Mitchella_repens_-_Pain_de_perdrix_-_Airelle_-_Partridge_berry_-_Two-eyed_berry_%285731797131%29.jpg)
Photo: Charles de Mille-Isles from Mille-Isles, Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Fritz Flohr Reynolds, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jason Hollinger, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jason Hollinger, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: jillllybean, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
![Partridgeberry: Wikipedia Mitchella repens , or Partridge Berry,[1][2][3][4] or Squaw Vine, is the best known plant in the genus Mitchella. It is a creeping prostrate herbaceou](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d7/Mitchella_repens_-_Pain_de_perdrix_-_Airelle_-_Partridge_berry_-_Two-eyed_berry_%285731797131%29.jpg)
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.