Plant Portrait

Scientific Name:

 Epigaea repens

Common Name:

 Trailing Arbutus

Native/Alien:

 Native

Budding Plant

Surely these are buds for new blooms! Spring *is* coming!

arbutus buds

Black Mountain, March 2003
© MB Baumeister

Plant in Bloom

Most of the plants from this grouping are now gone - the State road-side scraper has dug away the banks where they grew.

arbutus plant

Black Mountain, April 2002
© MB Baumeister

Closeup of Bloom

arbutus bloom

Black Mountain, April 2002
© MB Baumeister

Links:

 USDA PLANTS Database Record

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