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Gaultheria procumbens L.  
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FamilyERICACEAE
Genus speciesGaultheria procumbens L. 
SynonymsGaultheria humilis Salisb.
 Gaultheria repens Raf.
Habitatthickets and woods
Altitude0-1500m
Descriptionleaves adaxially glaucous, obovate to orbiculate, 1-5cm, serrate, acute or obtuse, sparsely hirsute, flowers 1-3, axillary, pendent, sepals white, cordate, corolla urceolate
Size5-20cm
Colorwhite
Bloomearly summer
Ca-
Typedecumbent shrub
Cultivationcold, shady site with a humous, moist soil
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade
Propagationseed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer and fall; layering in spring
Territory Northern America
     Western Canada (Manitoba )
     Eastern Canada (New Brunswick , Newfoundland , Nova Scotia , Ontario , Prince Edward I. , Québec )
     North-Central U.S.A. (Illinois , Minnesota , Wisconsin )
     Northeastern U.S.A. (Connecticut , Indiana , Maine , Masachusettes , Michigan , New Hampshire , New Jersey , New York , Ohio , Pennsylvania , Rhode I. , Vermont , West Virginia )
     Southeastern U.S.A. (Alabama , Delaware , Georgia , Kentucky , Maryland , North Carolina , South Carolina , Tennessee , Virginia , District of Columbia)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

ERICACEAE

Gaultheria procumbens L., Sp. Pl. 1: 895 (1753)

Synonyms:
Brossaea procumbens (L.) Kuntze
Gautiera procumbens (L.) Torr.

Synonyms:
Gaultheria humilis Salisb.
Gaultheria procumbens accrescens Fernald & Hodgdon
Gaultheria procumbens elongata Svenson
Gaultheria procumbens suborbiculata Fernald
Gaultheria repens Raf.

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0-1500m

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