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Gaultheria shallon Pursh  
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FamilyERICACEAE
Genus speciesGaultheria shallon Pursh 
BibliographyFl. Amer. Sept. 1: 283 (1813)
Native RangeAlaska to California
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatthickets
Altitude0-1300m
Descriptionbranches villose, leaves ovate to ovate-elliptic, 5-9cm long, sharply dentate, flowers 5-15 in terminal or axillary racemes, berry purple, 6-10mm in diam.
Size10-200cm
Colorpinkish, white
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca-
Typeshrub
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer and fall; layering in spring
SynonymsBrossaea shallon (Pursh) Kuntze
Shallonium serrulatum Raf.
Territory7 Northern America
     70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska)
     71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia)
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon, WAS Washington)
     76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California)
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