BCP/Epigaea repens
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Epigaea repens
 Epigaea repens
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| Profile for Epigaea repens (Trailing Arbutus, Mayflower)
| Identifying Characteristics |
| Habit: | creeping shrub | | Flowers: | The species flowers are pink, fading to nearly white, about 1/2 in. across when expanded, few or many in clusters at ends of branches. Calyx of 5 dry overlapping sepals; corolla salver-shaped, the slender, hairy tube spreading into 5 equal lobes; 10 stamens; 1 pistil with a column-like style and a 5-lobed stigma. | | Foliage: | Alternate, oval, rounded at the base, smooth above, more or less hairy below, evergreen, weather-worn, on short, rusty, hairy petioles. Somewhat leathery. | | Stem: | Spreading over the ground (Epigaea = on the earth); woody, the leafy twigs covered with rusty hairs. | | Scent: | Very fragrant | | Growing Conditions: | Prefers moist, acidic (hummus) soil, and shade. | | Life Cycle: | perennial |
Recent Logs
- Jomegat 23:07, 16 April 2009 (UTC) (first bloom at my house this season).
- Jomegat 02:08, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
- Jomegat 22:30, 4 May 2009 (UTC)
- Jomegat 23:00, 6 May 2009 (UTC)
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Global data:
Regional data and additional images for Epigaea repens
Regional data:
New Hampshire: (native), April, May
Additional images:
This page is a profile for the plant species
Epigaea repens, used to collect records of where and when this plant was observed blooming, and for providing identification information for use in dichotomous keys. If you would like to help collect data for this or other plants, see
Bloom clock project/How to Contribute for orientation.
