| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Epigaea gaultherioides (Boiss. & Balansa) Takht. |
| Bibliography | Zametki Sist. Geogr. Rast. 10: 32 (1941) |
| Native Range | w. Transcaucasus to ne. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Altitude | 1800-2300m |
| Description | branches brown hirsute, leaves alternate, large, to 7cm, ovate to oblong, shortly spinose, flowers axillary, in pairs, corolla large, infundibuliform, connate |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | pinkish violet |
| Bloom | late spring, 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 | Orphanidesia gaultheroides Boiss. & Balansa Rhododendron gaultheroides Boiss. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |