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Gaultheria miqueliana

Gaultheria miqueliana Takeda

Miquel's Spicy Wintergreen, Miquel's Spicywintergreen

Ericaceae (Heath family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: GAMI2

USDA Native Status: AK (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub , Shrub
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 1 foot tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Pink , Green
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: AK
Native Habitat: Alpine heath and rocky soils on mountain slopes.

Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Gaultheria miqueliana in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Gaultheria miqueliana in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Gaultheria miqueliana

Metadata

Record Modified: 0000-00-00
Research By: CBR

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