Ericaceae FAMILY

Gaultheria pyroloides

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Gaultheria pyroloides is an erect, rarely creeping, evergreen shrub with slender to stout, much-branched stems 10 - 30cm tall. Growing from a rhizomatous rootstock, and forming adventitious roots, the plant forms a usually tight cluster of growth[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. , 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. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental, where it can be used as a ground cover.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Japan; Northern N. America - Alaska

HabitatConiferous woods and sub-alpine thickets[ 58 Title Flora of Japan. (English translation) Publication Author Ohwi. G. Publisher Smithsonian Institution Year 1965 ISBN - Description The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader. ]. Alpine heath and rocky soils on mountain slopes; at elevations from 400 - 2,900 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].