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Epigaea repens
Trailing Arbutus, Mayflower
Acadia National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Epigaea repens L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Trailing Arbutus, Mayflower
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Ericales, Family Ericaceae, Genus Epigaea, Species Epigaea repens


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		ME: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 5 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Blue Ridge Parkway
Bluestone National Scenic River	Cape Cod National Seashore
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site	Catoctin Mountain Park
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Colonial National Historical Park
Cowpens National Battlefield	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Fire Island National Seashore	Fort Circle Parks
Friendship Hill National Historic Site	Gauley River National Recreation Area
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Great Falls Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Greenbelt Park
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Isle Royale National Park	Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Morristown National Historical Park	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Oxon Run National Parkway
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Rock Creek Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park	Shenandoah National Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Voyageurs National Park


Last Modified Date:	8/16/2002

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/7/2025 3:37:19 PM

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