Creeping Snowberry
Gaultheria hispidula
Summary 6
Gaultheria hispidula, commonly known as the Creeping Snowberry or Moxie-Plum, is a spreading ground-level vine of the heath family Ericaceae native to North America that produces small white edible berries. It fruits from August to September. Its leaves and berries taste and smell like wintergreen.
National distribution 7
Canada
Origin: Unknown/UndeterminedRegularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Unknown/Undetermined
Confidence: Confident
United States
Origin: Unknown/UndeterminedRegularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Unknown/Undetermined
Confidence: Confident
Sources and Credits
- (c) Superior National Forest, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/53801642@N06/5097903012
- anonymous, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), https://plants.usda.gov/gallery/large/gahi2_001_lhp.jpg
- anonymous, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), https://plants.usda.gov/gallery/large/gahi2_002_lvd.jpg
- anonymous, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), https://plants.usda.gov/gallery/large/chhi6_001_lvd.jpg
- (c) Charlie Hohn, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Charlie Hohn
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaultheria_hispidula
- (c) NatureServe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/28968816
More Info
- iNat taxon page
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- eFloras.org
- Flora of North America (beta)
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- Go Botany
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- Maryland Biodiversity Project
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- USDA PLANTS database
- VASCAN by Canadensys
- World Flora Online
