| Gaultheria hispidula | |
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| Foliage and ripe fruit | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Gaultheria |
| Species: | G. hispidula
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| Binomial name | |
| Gaultheria hispidula | |
| Synonyms | |
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Chiogenes hispidula | |
Gaultheria hispidula, commonly known as the creeping snowberry or moxie-plum, and known to Micmaq tribes of Newfoundland as Manna Teaberry, is a perennial[2] spreading ground-level vine of the heath family Ericaceae. It is native to North America and produces small white edible berries. It fruits from August to September. Its leaves and berries taste and smell like wintergreen.[3]
- ^ Maiz-Tome, L. 2016 (2016). "Gaultheria hispidula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T64313540A67729546. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T64313540A67729546.en. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Gaultheria hispidula". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team.
- ^ Peterson Field Guides: Edible Wild Plants, Lee Allen Peterson, 1977