Gaultheria humifusa

Gaultheria humifusa (fig. 6)

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Ericales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Ericaceae
Subfamilia: Vaccinioideae
Tribus: Gaultherieae
Genus: Gaultheria
Species: Gaultheria humifusa

Name

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Gaultheria humifusa (Graham) Rydb., Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 1: 300. (1900)

Synonyms

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  • Basionym
    • Vaccinium humifusum Graham, in Edinburgh New Philos. J. 1831(Apr.-June): 193. (1831)
  • Heterotypic
    • Gaultheria myrsinites Hook., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 35. (1834)
    • Vaccinium obtusum Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. (Pursh) 1: 290. (1813)

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Northern America
    • Western Canada
      • Alberta, British Columbia
    • Northwestern U.S.A.
      • Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming
    • Southwestern U.S.A.
      • California, Nevada, Utah
    • South-Central U.S.A.
      • New Mexico

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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English: alpine wintergreen