| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Gaultheria humifusa (Graham) Rydb. |
| Bibliography | Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 1: 300 (1900) |
| Native Range | w. Canada to w. USA and New Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Altitude | 900-4000m |
| Description | leaves oval, at base cordate, coriaceous, crenate, dark green, sparsely hirsute, flowers solitary, urceolate, berry globular, scarlet |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | pinkish, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer and fall; layering in spring |
| Synonyms | Brossaea myrsinites (Hook.) Kuntze Gaultheria myrsinites Hook. Vaccinium humifusum Graham Vaccinium obtusum Pursh |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |