PLANTS Profile for Epigaea repens (trailing arbutus)

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PLANTS Profile

Epigaea repens L.
trailing arbutus

Symbol:

EPRE2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Ericaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Shrub

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N
SPM		N

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©Thomas G. Barnes. Barnes, T.G., and S.W. Francis. 2004. Wildflowers and ferns of Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Epigaea repens L.

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Synonyms:
Epigaea repens L.

EPREG

Epigaea repens L. var. glabrifolia Fernald

Distribution:
Epigaea repens L.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Epigaea repens L.

View 35 genera in Ericaceae, 1 species in Epigaea

Classification:
Epigaea repens L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Ericales
Family	Ericaceae – Heath family
Genus	Epigaea L. – trailing arbutus
Species	Epigaea repens L. – trailing arbutus

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Epigaea repens L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Florida:
trailing arbutus		Endangered
New York:
trailing arbutus		Exploitably Vulnerable

More Accounts and Images:
Epigaea repens L.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 23646.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Related Web Sites:
Epigaea repens L.

Canada-Official Plants of Nova Scotia

MA-State Plants

Time Generated: 10/24/2008 08:51 AM MDT