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Epigaea repens, the mayflower, trailing arbutus, or ground laurel, [1] is a low, spreading shrub in the family Ericaceae. It is found from Newfoundland to Florida , west to Kentucky and the Northwest Territories .
Epigaea is a small genus of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae. The species are small creeping shrubs that are typically anywhere from 10 to 20 cm (3.9 to 7.9 in) tall at full growth, forming large patches. The leaves are evergreen, alternate and simple, ranging amongst the three species from 2 to 10 cm (0.79 to 3.94 in) long. The flowers ...
Epigaea repens (N) Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum (N) Epilobium ciliatum ssp. glandulosum (N) Epilobium coloratum (N) Epilobium hirsutum (I) Epilobium leptophyllum (N) Epilobium parviflorum (I) Epilobium strictum (N) Epilobium × wisconsinense (N) Epipactis helleborine (I) Equisetum arvense (N) Equisetum × ferrissii (N) Equisetum fluviatile (N)
Epigaea repens: Mayflower or Trailing Arbutus Euonymus obovatus: Running Strawberry Bush Hexastylis arifolia: Little Brown Jug Hexastylis virginica: Virginia Heartleaf Iris cristata: Dwarf Crested Iris or Crested Iris Lilium superbum: Turk's Cap, Turban Lily, Swamp Lily, Lily Royal, or American Tiger Lily Lobelia Cardinalis
Epigaea repens, see article for full information. Equisetum hyemale, used by some Plateau tribes. They boiled the stalks to produce a drink used as a diuretic and to treat venereal disease. [36] Erigenia bulbosa, the Cherokee were known to chew this plant as medicine for toothaches, it is unknown what parts of plant they chewed. [51]
Epigaea repens (common names are mayflower or trailing arbutus) decoction of the plant used to induce vomiting to treat abdominal pain, and they give an infusion of the plant to children for diarrhea. [13] An infusion is also used for the kidneys and for "chest ailment". [14] They also take a compound infusion for indigestion. [14]
Bell heather, Erica cinerea, is the type species of the family. This is a list of genera in the plant family Ericaceae, which includes the heaths, heathers, epacrids, and blueberries.
The Soldiers Delight Natural Environment Area, consists of about 1,900 acres (7.7 km 2) of land in Owings Mills, Maryland, USA. [1] [2] [3] Much of the area of Soldiers Delight contains a serpentine barren that contains a number of rare and endangered species of plants.