Epigaea repens
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Photo courtesy Renee Brecht |
Britton & Brown |
| Botanical name: | Epigaea repens L. |
| Common name: | trailing arbutus |
| Group: | dicot |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Growth type: | forb/herb |
| Duration: | perennial |
| Origin: | native |
| Plant height: | 1 - 2" |
| Foliage: | alternate, simple, evergreen, somewhat leathery and slightly hairy |
| Flower: | pale pink to white, 1/2 inch across, 5 petals, very fragrant |
| Flowering 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: | most of the state |
| Heritage ranking, if any: | n/a |
| Distribution: |  |
| Misc. | Flowers are exquisitely fragrant. Insect pollinated. |