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Read more about Creeping Snowberry at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Gaultheria hispidula   FAMILY Ericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Gaultheria hispidula

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Gaultheria hispidula

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Chiogenes hispidula

COMMON NAME:
Creeping Snowberry, Moxie

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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_chhi6_001_lvd

        

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide    pnd_gahi2_002_lvd

        

Will Stuart    wil_14802425180

August    Hamilton County    NY

Ferd's Bog

Here seen in a shrub bog with sphagnum and black spruce...

Will Stuart    wil_14802425180b

August    Hamilton County    NY

Ferd's Bog

Stems creeping, the leaves 3-10mm long, well-distributed along the stem, per Weakley's Flora (2012).

Will Stuart    wil_14986017221

August    Hamilton County    NY

Ferd's Bog

The fruit is a white berry with a wintergreen flavor, per Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977).

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Gaultheria hispidula   FAMILY Ericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Gaultheria hispidula

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Gaultheria hispidula

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Chiogenes hispidula