Epigaea repens
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID644019d7e6e1c899234872 |
| Scientific name | Epigaea repens |
| Authority | L. |
| First published in | Sp. Pl. : 395 (1753) |
Description Top
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Epigaea repens, also known as mayflower, trailing arbutus, or ground laurel, is a low-growing shrub found in North America. It prefers moist, shady areas and acidic soil, and is often found in oak-heath forests. The plant has woody stems and oval-shaped, evergreen leaves with a rust-colored underside. Its flowers are pale pink to white, fragrant, and arranged in clusters at the end of branches. The plant is the floral emblem of both Nova Scotia and Massachusetts, with a $50 fine for digging it up in Massachusetts. It has also been used medicinally by Native American tribes, with the Algonquin using it for kidney disorders and the Cherokee using it for various ailments. The Forest Potawatomi consider it to be a sacred flower.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Epigaea repens var. glabrifolia | Fernald | Rhodora 41: 446 (1939) |
| Epigaea repens f. plena | Rehder | J. Arnold Arbor. 7: 244 (1926) |
| Epigaea repens f. rosea | Farw. | Pap. Michigan Acad. Sci. 26(1): 17 (1941) |
| Epigaea repens f. rubicunda | (D.Don) Rehder | Bibl. Cult. Trees : 534 (1949) |
| Epigaea rubicunda | (D.Don) Steud. | Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 1: 559 (1840) |
| Epigaea repens var. rubicunda | D.Don | Brit. Fl. Gard. 7: t. 384 (1837) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
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| English | trailing arbutus |
| English | may flower(trailing arbutus) |
| Bulgarian | пълзяща епигея |
| Persian | توت فرنگی وحشی |
| Japanese | アメリカイワナシ |
| Russian | Эпигея ползучая |
| Chinese | 五月花 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Northern America click to expand
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Eastern Canada
- Labrador
- New Brunswick
- Newfoundland
- Nova Scotia
- Ontario
- Prince Edward Island
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North-central U.S.A.
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Minnesota
- Wisconsin
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Northeastern U.S.A.
- Connecticut
- Indiana
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- Vermont
- West Virginia
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Southeastern U.S.A.
- Alabama
- Delaware
- District Of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Mississippi
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Virginia
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Western Canada
- Manitoba
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Eastern Canada
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000668626 |
| UNII | 25CKM33EOX |
| Florida Plant Atlas | 3480 |
| Flora of Alabama | 1728 |
| Canadensys | 5516 |
| USDA Plants | EPRE2 |
| UConn | 164 |
| Tropicos | 12300017 |
| INPN | 762088 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:276605-2 |
| The Plant List | kew-2789997 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 587562 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 45914 |
| Nature Serve | 2.133835 |
| IPNI | 276605-2 |
| iNaturalist | 83075 |
| GBIF | 2882805 |
| Freebase | /m/026jmjl |
| WisFlora | 3521 |
| EPPO | EPGRE |
| EOL | 583618 |
| USDA GRIN | 402579 |
| Wikipedia | Epigaea_repens |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Scientific Literature Top
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| In public collections | 0 |