Can anyone identify this plant...

From higher altitudes in East Tennessee Smokey Mountains... with berries, low growing, in rocky outcrop areas. Picture taken 11-12-2013

Looks like Gaultheria procumbens to me.

Thank You!

Looks like wintergreen to me. Taste a leaf and you will know.

  Mike Frary

As far as I can see, it's the same thing, Mike.

fiona wrote:As far as I can see, it's the same thing, Mike.

But have you TASTED it?

hihihiii

No seriously, what does it taste like. Don't know this plant ad all.

Love and light

If they're right, it tastes like . . . wintergreen.

If they're wrong . . . we'll miss you. <g>

I'm with the others for wintergreen. It's a pleasant taste.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaultheria_procumbens

One of my favorite wild native flavors! Not thaught to train/work with it though, interesting to say the least, let us know how it goes. On a side note, what part of East Tn you call home?

Hi everyone, thanks for the replies. I did rub some of the leaves together and it did have kind of a minty smell... kind of like old school Clove or Teaberry Gum. I didn't eat any, I wasn't that brave.  

The plants were located on Jellico Mtn. in upper East TN, close to KY state line.... in patches that covered the ground close to some bluffs. So the berries are edible??

Yes, the berries make teaberry or wintergreen flavor.
Iris