Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Gaultheria praticola C.Y.Wu |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 3200-4000m |
Description | leaves elliptic to ovate, 2-6cm long, adaxially glabrous, serrate, mucronate, flowers 2-7 in purple-red raceme, corolla urceolate or campanulate, 3-4mm, lobes short |
Size | 5-25cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
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 , Tibet) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ERICACEAE
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