| Family | DIAPENSIACEAE |
| Genus species | Shortia galacifolia Torr. & A.Gray |
| Bibliography | Amer. J. Sci. Arts 42: 48 (1842) |
| Native Range | Georgia to North Carolina |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | shady rocks |
| Altitude | 200-700m |
| Description | leaves crowded, orbiculate to cordate, dentate, veined, adaxially dark shiny green, in winter redden, flowers solitary, broadly tubular, petals 5-6, margins crenate |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | early spring |
| Ca | - |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Sherwoodia galacifolia House |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (GEO Georgia, NCA North Carolina, SCA South Carolina) |