Gaultheria hispidula (L.) Muhl. ex Bigelow

Gaultheria hispidula (L.) Muhl. ex Bigelow. Gaultheria hispidula, commonly known as the creeping snowberry or moxie-plum, and known to Mi'kmaq tribes of Newfoundland as manna teaberry, is a perennial 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. The species epithet hispidula refers to the bristles on the stems and leaves.