| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Gaultheria prostrata W.W.Sm. |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 4500-4800m |
| Description | leaves elliptic, 10-12mm, abaxially dark punctate, adaxially green, glabrous, crenulate, flowers 1-3 in short raceme, corolla broadly campanulate, ca. 4mm long |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | procumbent shrub |
| 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 fall; layering in spring |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central ) Asia-Tropical Indo-China (Vietnam) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ERICACEAE
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