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| Photo
by Renee Brecht |
Britton and Brown. See
credits below. |
| Botanical name: |
Epigaea repens L.
(repens =
running on the ground)
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| Common
name: |
Trailing
arbutus
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| Synonomy |
n/a |
| Group: |
Dicot |
| Family: |
Ericaceae |
| Growth
Type: |
Subshrub/shrub |
| Duration: |
Perennial |
| Plant
height: |
1-2"
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| Flower
color: |
pale pink or white |
| Flower
size: |
1/2
inch across, 5 petals, very fragrant
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| Flowering/fruiting time |
flowers
late March to April
fruit: berry-like, round capsule, 1/2 inch across, pale yellow-orange,
ripens
in late summer. |
| Habitat: |
acid
soil in sandy or rocky woods |
| Range in
New Jersey: |
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| Heritage ranking if any |
n/a |
| Misc.: |
leaves
are somewhat evergreen and slightly hairy, leathery, ovate, alternate
leaves. Flowers are exquisitely fragrant.
Insect pollinated.
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