Ericaceae FAMILY

Gaultheria pyrolifolia

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Gaultheria pyrolifolia is an evergreen shrub with suberect to creeping stems; it can grow 3 - 15cm tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - eastern Himalayas in Sikkim, Bhutan, Nepal, India ad China.

HabitatAlpine windswept moorlands, thickets and grasslands; at elevations from 3,600 - 4,000 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].