Kinnikinnick fruits and flowers together at Eagle Ridge Park

October 16, 2026

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showed ripe fruits and flowers simultaneously on October 11 at Eagle Ridge Park.¹ The species extends flowering into fall while fruits persist through winter, allowing simultaneous bloom and fruiting stages in mid-autumn.¹

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