ABSTRACT
Epigaea repens (running on the ground) Bodenlorbeer (ground laurel berry, German); ground-laurel fleur de mai (May flower, Quebec) gravel weed [plant] (used by Shakers to treat kidney stones) ground hog’s forehead (North Carolina) Mayflower (not because it blooms in May, but according to legend, the
Pilgrims saw this flower on landing at Plymouth and named it after their ship, cf. Coffey 1993)
moss beauty
