Toxic and Medicinal Potential in Atlantic White Cedar Wetland Forests

Ericacea Species and Distribution Table 1: Flora Associated with Atlantic White Cedar Chamaecyparis thyoides Ericaceae
Scientific Name Common Name ME NH MA RI CT NY NJ DE MD VA NC SC GA FL AL
Andromeda polifolia Bog-rosemary X X X X
Chamaedaphne calyculata Leatherleaf, Cassandra X X X X X X
Empetrum nigrum Black Crowberry X
Epigaea repens Mayflower, Trailing Arbutus X X X
Eubotrys racemosa Swamp Doghobble, Swamp Fetterbush X X X X X X X X X X
Gaultheria hispidula Creeping Snowberry, Moxie-plum, Moxie X X X X X X
Gaultheria procumbens Wintergreen, Checkerberry, Teaberry X X X X X X X X
Gaylussacia baccata Black Huckleberry X X X X X
Gaylussacia dumosa Dwarf or Bog-huckleberry X X X X X
Gaylussacia frondosa Dangleberry, Blue Tangle X X X X X X X X
Gaylussacia mosieri Woolly Huckleberry X
Gaylussacia sp. Huckleberry X
Kalmia angustifolia Sheep-laurel, Lambkill, Wicky X X X X X X X X X X
Kalmia cuneata Whitewicky X
Kalmia latifolia Mountain-laurel X X X X X X X X X
Kalmia polifolia Bog- or Pale Laurel X X X X
Ledum groenlandicum Labrador Tea X X
Leiophyllum buxifolium Sandmyrtle X X
Leucothoe axillaris Coastal Doghobble X X X
Leucothoe sp. Doghobble X
Lyonia fruticosa Coastal Plain Staggerbush X
Lyonia ligustrina Maleberry, Male Blueberry X X X X X X X X X X X
Lyonia lucida Fetterbush Lyonia X X X X
Lyonia mariana Piedmont Staggerbush X X
Monotropa uniflora Indian Pipe X X X X
Oxydendrum arboreum Sourwood X X
Rhododendron canadense Rhodora X X X
Rhododendron maximum Great Laurel, Rhododendron, Rosebay X X X X X
Rhododendron periclymenoides Pinxter-flower, Election-pink, Pink Azalea X X X X
Rhododendron sp. Rhododendron X X X
Rhododendron viscosum Swamp-azalea or -honeysuckle X X X X X X X X X X X
Vaccinium angustifolium Lowbush Blueberry X
Vaccinium caesariense New Jersey Blueberry X
Vaccinium corymbosum Highbush Blueberry X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Vaccinium elliottii Elliott's Blueberry X
Vaccinium macrocarpon Large or American Cranberry X X X X X X X
Vaccinium oxycoccus Small or Wren's Egg Cranberry X X X X
Vaccinium pallidum Blue Ridge Blueberry X
Vaccinium sp. Blueberry X X X
Vaccinium stamineum Deerberry X