NameThatPlant.net: Gaultheria hispidula

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Gaultheria hispidula FAMILY Ericaceae Go to FSUS key

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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Gaultheria hispidula FAMILY Ericaceae

COMMON NAME:
Creeping Snowberry, Moxie

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Gaultheria hispidula FAMILY Ericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Gaultheria hispidula FAMILY Ericaceae

2632

Shrub; Subshrub
Perennial

Habitat: spruce-fir forests, northern hardwoods forests, bogs at high elevations, per Weakley's Flora

Native: north of the Carolinas & Georgia

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
4-merous
4 sepals
4-lobed campanulate corolla
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
White
Berry

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