Ericaceae FAMILY

Gaultheria japonica

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Gaultheria japonica is an evergreen shrub with slender, loosely-branched, prostrate stems 20 - 60cm long[ 275 Title Flora of Japan Publication Author Website http://www.foj.info Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora - an excellent resource. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine. Sometimes grown as an ornamental, it can be used tp provide ground cover.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - central and northern Japan.

HabitatMossy grounds under conifers; at elevations from 1,600 - 2,000 metres[ 275 Title Flora of Japan Publication Author Website http://www.foj.info Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora - an excellent resource. ].