Ericaceae FAMILY

Gaultheria semi-infera

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Gaultheria semi-infera is an erect, evergreen shrub usually growing 50 - 100cm tall in cultivation, but occasionally reaching 250cm in the wild[ 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.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - southwest China, northern India, Nepal, Bhutan, northern Myanmar

HabitatPinus forest margins, thickets on slopes; at elevations from 2,000 - 2,700 metres, occasionally reaching 3,500 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. ].