| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Gaultheria prostrata W.W.Sm. |
| Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 11: 210 (1919) |
| Native Range | sc. China to Vietnam |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 4500-4800m |
| Description | leaves elliptic, 10-12mm, abaxially dark punctate, adaxially green, glabrous, crenulate, flowers 1-3 in short raceme, corolla broadly campanulate, ca. 4mm long |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| 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 (VIE Vietnam) |