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Epigaea repens
trailing arbutus
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Epigaea repens L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		trailing arbutus
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:		NY: V
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		NY: S4; PA: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 4 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Acadia National Park	Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Appalachian National Scenic Trail	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
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Voyageurs National Park


Last Modified Date:	9/12/2013

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/4/2025 3:10:36 AM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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