This is Galax.  I didn't need Seek to know that.  We've been seeing it in the woods for years.  Actually, it almost announces itself as you're walking along.  The air is filled with the scent of garlic, (some describe the smell as gym socks.)  We smell it first, then look for it.  

 

Galax aphylla, also called beetleweed, is a low growing perennial that grows from rhizomes.  The leaves are leathery, shiny, and almost round.  It blooms May-July, with a 1-2 foot stalk of tiny white flowers.  You can see the leftover stalk at the top of the picture.  In the fall, the leaves turn a gorgeous shade of bronze.  

 

It is native to southern Appalachia, but is cultivated elsewhere, and used for wedding bouquets and Christmas decorations.  In some places these plants have been threatened by overcollection, and local authorities have prohibited the sale of the leaves.  It doesn't transplant easily, so we just have to enjoy it in the wild.  

 

I haven't seen much of it in our local woods, but there's lots of it at Brasstown Bald and Blood Mountain.  Maybe it likes the higher elevations.

 

Hope you get to see some on your hikes in the mountains.

 

HAPPY HIKING!!!