| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Gaultheria vaccinioides Griseb. ex Wedd. |
| Bibliography | Chlor. Andina 2: 176 (1860) |
| Native Range | Ecuador to Bolivia |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2000-4500m |
| Description | leaves ovate or elliptic, acute, shortly petiolate, serrulate, adaxially glabrous, abaxially pale, reticulate, flowers numerous in raceme, corolla 4-5mm long, glabrous |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer and in fall; layering in spring |
| Synonyms | Gaultheria barosmoides Rusby Gaultheria saxicola Wedd. Gaultheria vaccinioides var. humilis Wedd. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, ECU Ecuador, PER Peru) |