Ericaceae FAMILY

Gaultheria nummularioides

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Gaultheria nummularioides is a many-branched, prostrate, evergreen shrub; it can grow up to 10cm tall, spreading by underground shoots to form a clump 50cm or more wide[ 11 Title Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement. Publication Author Bean. W. Publisher Murray Year 1981 ISBN - Description A classic with a wealth of information on the plants, but poor on pictures. , 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 edible fruit is harvested from the wild and consumed locally. The plant is sometimes grown as a ground cover in gardens.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeE. Asia - Himalayas from Himachel Pradesh to southwestern China and Myanmar, Indonesia.

HabitatEvergreen Pinus, Tsuga, Picea, or Abies forests, often on rocks and banks, rarely on trees; at elevations from 1,000 - 2,000, occasionally to 4,000 metres[ 51 Title Flowers of the Himalayas. Publication Author Polunin. O. and Stainton. A. Publisher Oxford Universtiy Press Year 1984 ISBN - Description A very readable and good pocket guide (if you have a very large pocket!) to many of the wild plants in the Himalayas. Gives many examples of plant uses. , 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. ].