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Gaultheria humifusa
Gaultheria humifusa (Graham) Rydb.
Alpine Spicy Wintergreen, Alpine Spicy-wintergreen, Alpine Spicywintergreen, Alpine Wintergreen
Ericaceae (Heath family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: GAHU
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Subshrub , Shrub
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Creeping, mat-forming stems up to about 1 foot long.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Red , PinkBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug
Distribution
USA: CA , CO , ID , MT , NM , OR , UT , WA , WYCanada: AB , BC
Native Habitat: Coniferous woodlands and in moist soils along stream banks, subalpine to alpine wet meadows, rocky mountain slopes.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FACW | FACU | FACW |
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 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 humifusa in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Gaultheria humifusa in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Gaultheria humifusa
Metadata
Record Modified: 0000-00-00Research By: CBR