| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Gaultheria bracteata (Cav.) G.Don |
| Bibliography | Gen. Hist. 3: 840 (1834) |
| Native Range | Ecuador to Bolivia |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Altitude | 500-4500m |
| Description | branchlets rusty hirsute and glandular-pilose, leaves 4cm, ovate, mucronate, shortly petiolate, serrate-ciliate, abaxially scabrous, flowers in terminal raceme |
| Size | 25-40cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer and in fall; layering in spring |
| Synonyms | Andromeda bracteata Cav. Brossaea bracteata (Cav.) Kuntze Brossaea bracteata var. brevifolia Kuntze Brossaea bracteata var. normalis Kuntze Brossaea rufescens (DC.) Kuntze Gaultheria bicolor Sleumer Gaultheria rufescens DC. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, ECU Ecuador, PER Peru) |