Tag Archives: Epigaea repens
04.17.2022 Mayflower
Also known as Trailing Arbutus-Epigaea repens flowers well before May as evidenced under our side yard Hemlock currently. It got its name because it is among the earliest of spring flowers but generally appears before the actual month it is … Continue reading
Posted in Amherst, Closeup Photography, Flora, macro photography, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts, Wildflowers
Tagged Amherst, Epigaea repens, flora, Heath, Massachusetts, Massachusetts State Flower, Mayflower, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New England, Trailing Arbutus, western massachusetts, Wildflowers
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04.02.2019 Massachusetts’ state flower- Mayflower
Although one of its two recognized common names, the other is Trailing Arbutus, Mayflowers don’t actually wait to show up in May. This is an image from April 14, 2012. There have already been reports of these being found in … Continue reading
Posted in Closeup Photography, Flora, macro photography, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts
Tagged Epigaea repens, flora, Massachusetts, Mayflower, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New England, North Quabbin, Quabbin, Trailing Arbutus, western massachusetts, Wildflowers
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