The Collaborative International Dictionary
Styphelia humifusum
groundberry \groundberry\ n. A small prostrate or ascending shrub ( Astroloma humifusum) having scarlet flowers and thin-fleshed succulent fruit resembling cranberries; sometimes placed in the genus Styphelia.
Syn: native cranberry, cranberry heath, Astroloma humifusum, Styphelia humifusum.
2. A creeping shrub of eastern North America ( Gaultheria procumbens) having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil.
Syn: teaberry, wintergreen, checkerberry, mountain tea, creeping wintergreen, Gaultheria procumbens.