Epigaea occurs as genus of ii coinage of flowering plants in the Ericaceae. It is little creeping shrubs growing to 10-20 cm tall, forming large patches. A leaves are evergreen, alternate, elementary, stallion, & Two-10 cm hanker. A flowers are little, whiten or even pinkish, by owning the 5-lobed vasiform corolla, produced around mid spring. A fruit is a dry capsule with many little seeds.

There are 2 mintage: Epigaea asiatica (Iwanashi). Japan. Leaves by owning an acutely pointed apex. Epigaea repens (Mayflower or even Trailing Arbutus). Eastern North America. Leaves by using the fat or even bluffly pointed apex.

E. repens is employed as an endangered species in some U.S. states.

Symbolism
A title Mayflower was inside tradition given to E. repens per Pilgrim Fathers after their ship the Mayflower; a plant was abundant in which the ship landed at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts. For this cause, it was chosen to exist as the state flower of Massachusetts. These are likewise a provincial flower of Nova Scotia. A title Trailing Arbutus reflects its similarity to the trees in the related genus Arbutus, while existence good deal little & prostrate on the ground.

Cultivation and uses
Two coinage come grown when decorative plants inside rockeries, where it take dampish, acidic soil. The hybrid between the two mintage Epigaea ten intertexta has likewise been developed for garden planting.