Gaultheria humifusa Calflora

Taxon Report 3753

Gaultheria humifusa (Graham) Rydb.

Alpine spicywintergreen, Alpine wintergreen

Gaultheria humifusa, a dicot, is a shrub that is native to California, is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America.


	Plant Distribution Observation Hotline (observation details) Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos from CalPhotos / Calflora


Family:	ERICACEAE
Genus:	Gaultheria

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Communities: Lodgepole Forest, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

More information about Gaultheria humifusa


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (GAHU)	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Feb 15, 2019).