| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Gaultheria cardiosepala Hand.-Mazz. |
| Bibliography | Anz. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 60: 185 (1924) |
| Native Range | sc. China to n. Myanmar |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 2000-3800m |
| Description | leaves numerous, dense, linear, 5-16mm long, coriaceous, glabrous, serrulate, obtuse to acute, flowers solitary, axillary, corolla oblong-urceolate, 4-5mm, lobes very short |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer and fall; layering in spring |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) 4 Asia-Tropical 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |