| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Chimaphila monticola Andres |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Altitude | 2600-3000m |
| Description | leaves opposite and verticillate, dark green, elliptic, 2-5cm, subcoriaceous, sparsely dentate, acute, mucronate, flowers 1-3, ca. 1cm across, pedicellate, petals orbiculate |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | autumn |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in early and late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central ) Eastern Asia |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ERICACEAE
monticola taiwaniana (Masam.) Hir.Takah., J. Jap. Bot. 65(12): 376 (1990)
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