Gaultheria
genus of plants
Gaultheria is a flowering plant genus in the family Ericaceae. Gaultheria has 135 species including the Salal, Gaultheria shallon. Gaultheria are shrubs that are related to the blueberry. Gaultheria is commonly called wintergreen. The genus was described by Pehr Kalm.[1]
| Gaultheria | |
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| Gaultheria shallon | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Subfamily: | Vaccinioideae |
| Tribe: | Gaultherieae |
| Genus: | Gaultheria Kalm ex L. |
| Type species | |
| Gaultheria procumbens L.
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| Synonyms [1] | |
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Chiogenes Salisbury | |
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Fang Ruizheng; Peter F. Stevens (2005). "Gaultheria Kalm ex Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 395. 1753; 白珠树属 bai zhu shu shu". In Wu Zhengyi; Peter H. Raven; D. Y. Hong (eds.). Apiaceae through Ericaceae. In Flora of China. Vol. 14. Beijing and St. Louis: Science Press and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. ISBN 9781930723412.
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