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small creeping evergreen shrubs: trailing arbutus

small creeping evergreen shrubs: trailing arbutus

A small, trailing plant, of the Fatuity Ericaceae, which grows in sandy woods, or in rocky soil, especially In the shade of pines. Its flowers appear in early spring, and exhale a rich, spicy fragrance. The leaves and stems are prepared and used like uva ursi.

A genus of ericaceous plants.