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Epigaea repens

Shrub

HomeShrubEpigaea repens

Damp mossy banks in sandy and peaty woods and clearings, usually under pine trees.

Family: Ericaceae
Height: 0.1 m / 1 ft
Semi-shade
Light, Medium Soil
Moist

Plant Rating

Edible Uses: 2 of 5
Medicinal Uses: 2 of 5
Other Uses: 2 of 5

Native Habitat

Mayflower, Trailing arbutus, Ground Laurel Epigaea repens native habitat is Damp mossy banks in sandy and peaty woods and clearings, usually under pine trees.

Edible Uses

Flowers - raw. Fragrant, with a spicy slightly acid flavour, they are eaten as a wayside nibble or are added to salads. Thirst quenching.

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