Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, also in Idaho; native to eastern North America.

Flowers: May-July

Origin: Introduced from northeastern United States

Growth Duration: Perennial

Conservation Status: Not of concern

Pollination: Bumblebees, bees

Creeping evergreen shrub, often ascending, reaching 0.5-1.5 dm.

Leaves alternate, glaucous upper surface, green beneath, elliptic or narrowly elliptic, 5-15 mm long, margins entire and rolled slightly downward.

Inflorescences emerging from axils of bracts at base of shoots from current year’s growth; pedicles bracteolate, 2-3 cm, slender, nodding; bracteoles 2, 1-2 mm wide, resembling scales, greenish white; calyx lobes small; corolla white to pink, very deeply 4-lobed, segments 6-10 mm, strongly reflexed; filaments hairy, 1/3 length of anthers, anthers 1-2 mm.

Berries globose, smooth, reddish to pink, 10-15 mm.