Gaultheria hispidula (L.) Muhl. ex Bigelow

Creeping Snowberry

Synonyms: Chiogenes hispidula, Vaccinium hispidulum

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Eudicot

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Family: Ericaceae

Genus: Gaultheria

Species: Gaultheria hispidula

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
CT - State Special Concern
RI - State Historical

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: FACW

PHOTOS OF Gaultheria hispidula