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Ericaceae > Epigaea (trailing arbutus) | |
Trailing Arbutus (Epigaea repens) Moore Co., NC 14 Mar 2007 Statewide in North Carolina in a variety of forested habitats, most common in acidic soils. | |
Trailing Arbutus (Epigaea repens) Moore Co., NC 14 Mar 2007 | |
Trailing Arbutus (Epigaea repens) Moore Co., NC 14 Mar 2007 | |
Trailing Arbutus (Epigaea repens) Moore Co., NC 14 Mar 2007 | |
Trailing Arbutus (Epigaea repens) Moore Co., NC 14 Mar 2007 Only one species of Epigaea grows in the U.S. Two other species are placed in this genus, and they grow in Asia. |
Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; Alan Weakley's Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Supplemental resources include USDA plants website, and NatureServe.
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