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Taxon:
Epigaea repens
L.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Epigaea
Family:
Ericaceae
Subfamily:
Ericoideae
Tribe:
Phyllodoceae
Nomen number:
402579
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:395. 1753
Typification:
View in Linnean Typification Project
Verified:
08/23/1995
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images
Reference(s)
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
American Herbal Products Association.
1992. Herbs of commerce
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Facciola, S.
1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Jones, G. N. & G. D. Fuller.
1955. Vascular plants of Illinois.
Kartesz, J. T.
1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland.
Luteyn, J. L. et al.
1996. Ericaceae of the southeastern United States. Castanea 61:112.
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Personal Care Products Council.
INCI
URL:
http://www.personalcarecouncil.org/public/what-inci
Seymour, F.
1969. The flora of New England.
Walters, S. M. et al., eds.
1986-2000. European garden flora.
Wofford, B. E.
Database of Tennessee vascular plants (on-line resource).
URL:
https://herbarium.utk.edu/vascular/vascular-database.php?CategoryID=Dicots&FamilyID=Ericaceae&GenusID=Epigaea&SpeciesID=repens
Common names
English
gravelroot –
Reference(s)
mayflower –
Reference(s)
trailing-arbutus –
Reference(s)
Swedish
amerikanskt järpbär –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Northern America
Eastern Canada
Canada
Newfoundland and Labrador
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Illinois
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Wisconsin
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
Connecticut
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
Maine
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
Massachusetts
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
New Hampshire
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
Rhode Island
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
Vermont
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Alabama
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Delaware
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Florida
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Kentucky
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Maryland
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Mississippi
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
North Carolina
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
South Carolina
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Tennessee
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Virginia
1
Native
Northern America
Western Canada
Canada
Manitoba
2
Cultivated
also cult.
Native
Northern America
EASTERN CANADA:
Canada
[Newfoundland and Labrador]
WESTERN CANADA:
Canada
[Manitoba]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States
[Illinois, Wisconsin]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia]
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Environmental
ornamental
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmental
ornamental
Walters, S. M. et al., eds.
1986-2000. European garden flora.
Medicines
folklore
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicines
folklore
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Name
References