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  8. Creeping Snowberry

species 10,971 observations

Creeping Snowberry

Gaultheria hispidula

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

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10 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Holly Tortrix 1
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Eastern Meadow Vole, American Black Bear, Caribou, Ruffed Grouse 4
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Black-tailed Bumble Bee, Colorado Black-notched Bumble Bee, Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee, Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee 5

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Ground covers
Light
Full shade
Moisture
Moist Wet
Water use
Medium
Soil pH
Acid
Plant type
Ground cover Perennial Shrub

From the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and USDA PLANTS.

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