| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Gaultheria trichophylla Royle |
| Bibliography | Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts.: 260 (1835) |
| Native Range | n. Pakistan to sc. China and n. Myanmar |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2700-4700m |
| Description | leaves numerous, dense, elliptic to elliptic-oblong, 5-13mm, glabrous, obscurely crenate, long ciliate, flowers solitary, axillary, corolla campanulate, 6mm, deeply 5-lobate |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | early summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer and fall; layering in spring |
| Synonyms | Brossaea trichophylla (Royle) Kuntze Gaultheria nana C.Y.Wu & T.Z.Hsu Gaultheria trichophylla var. ovata S.Panda & Sanjappa |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (ASS Assam, EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |