Gaultheria hispidula

Gaultheria hispidula

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ericales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Ericaceae
Subfamilia: Vaccinioideae
Tribus: Gaultherieae
Genus: Gaultheria
Species: Gaultheria hispidula

Name

Gaultheria hispidula (L.) Muhl. ex Bigelow, 1824

Synonyms

• Arbutus filiformis Lam.
• Arbutus thymifolia Ait.
• Chiogenes hispidula (L.) Torr. & Gray ex Torr.
• Chiogenes serpyllifolia (Pursh) Salisb.
• Gaultheria serpyllifolia Pursh
• Glyciphylla hispidula (L.) Rafin.
• Oxycoccus hispidulus (L.) Pers.
• Phalerocarpus hispidulus (L.) Heynh.
• Phalerocarpus serpyllifolia (Pursh) G.Don
• Schollera hispidula (L.) Steud.
• Vaccinium hispidulum L.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America USA (Connecticut, Idaho, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington State, Wisconsin, West Virginia), Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, Labrador, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Isl., Quebec, Saskatchewan), St. Pierre et Miquelon References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Muhlenberg, G.H.E., 1924. Florula Bostoniensis, edition 2 165

Links

• Hassler, M. 2020. Gaultheria hispidula. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 May 24. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Gaultheria hispidula in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 May 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Gaultheria hispidula. Published online. Accessed: May 24 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Gaultheria hispidula. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 May 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Gaultheria hispidula in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

English: Creeping Snowberry, Moxie-Plum

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