Gaultheria article about gaultheria by the free dictionary. Gaultheria shallon gaultheria shallon pursh salal ericaceae heath family synonyms. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names. An evergreen trailing vine found in cool, damp woods.
Known as the partridge berry or checkerberry, this dwarf evergreen creeping shrub grows to a maximum height of just 30cm. A 14 high subshrub that grows along the coast from s. The oil contains methyl salicylate, and is one of the sources of salicin. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Snowberry, false beech, fools beech, bush snowberry, tawiniwini, takapo, taupuku, gaultheria antipoda is an erect or spreading evergreen shrub, which grows up. Closedcone pine forest, mixedevergreen forest, northern coastal sage scrub and redwood forest. Gaultherin, a natural salicylate derivative from gaultheria. Genus gaultheria are evergreen, often dioecious, shrubs with simple, leathery leaves and small, bellshaped white or pink flowers, followed by long lasting fleshy fruits in various colours. These plants are native to asia, australasia and north and south america. Gaultheria shallons foliage color is white and type is evergreen. An wikimedia commons mayda media nga nahahanungod han. Gaultheria shallon ericaceae salal salal care plant. Gaultheria procumbens, also called the eastern teaberry, the checkerberry, the boxberry, or the american wintergreen, is a species of gaultheria native to northeastern north america from newfoundland west to southeastern manitoba, and south to alabama.
Plants form a low, spreading mat of rounded, glossy green leaves. Jelitto perennial seed gaultheria trichophylla portions. Plants by mail order since 1984, over 4100 plants online today. Erect stems clad with glossy, leathery, elliptic to oblong, dark green. Pranarom huile essentielle gaultherie couchee 30 ml huile. Two to six inch branches arise from creeping, underground stems and bear 12 in. Set 1 to 2 feet apart, in partial shade, in moist, acid soil. About 40 compounds including salicylate derivatives. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. If you grow plants at home or in your garden this is the right chance for you. Berry cascade wintergreen shrub, a beautiful evergreen groundcover, is native to the east coast and produces profuse, small white flowers followed by sweet and flavorful, bright red berries, which taste just like wintergreen candy. Plant profile for gaultheria procumbens wintergreen perennial. For deep shade under evergreen or low tree canopies try the dense bushy box, and holly with glossy, spiny leaves, and for smaller evergreens daphne laureola yellowgreen flowers in early spring, and gaultheria shallon suckering, small pink flowers in spring followed by purple fruit and thriving on acid soil. Foursquare uses cookies to provide you with an optimal experience, to personalize ads that you may see, and to help advertisers measure the results of their ad campaigns.
This page was last edited on 20 december 2019, at 10. Gaultheria antipoda is an erect or spreading evergreen shrub, which grows up to 12 m tall. Small white pink flowers in july and august then red berries into late autumn. It is in leaf all year, in flower from july to august, and the seeds ripen from october to december. The glossy leaves are evergreen and complimented by small, dangling belllike flowers that produce red berries. The name commemorates jeanfrancois gaulthier of quebec, an honour bestowed by the scandinavian pehr kalm in 1748 and taken up by carl linnaeus in his species plantarum.
The plants are found in the americas, asia, the malay archipelago, australia, and new zealand. Global second order administrative divisions now available. The genus gaultheria is a medium sized genus, containing around 180 species of woody shrubs and subshrubs. Gaultherie couchee, the du canada, wintergreen francais, etatfra. There are several forms of gaultheria though procumbens is one of the easiest and most useful to grow in the uk. Gaultheria is an ericaceous plant like the closely related azalea, rhododendron and blueberry which means that must have welldrained, wellmulched, acidic soils and consistent moisture to truly thrive.
Gaultheria from burncoose nurseries varieties of gaultheria available to buy include the following. Global second order administrative divisions now available from gaul january, 2015 over the past year weve been hearing from more and more of you that you need to be able to geographically cluster gdelt by second order administrative division adm2. Wintergreen has evergreen leaves paired with white flowers in summer and bright red berries in fall. Water regularly and deeply gaultheria needs moisture above all else, especially during periods of drought. Plant database lady bird johnson wildflower center. In addition, users can learn about the location of vouchered specimens and see images to get a better visual for each plant.
Gdelt today relies on the gns and gnis gazeteers to recognize and geocode geographic locations mentioned in the worlds news each day. L48 n, ak n, can salal is a dense, robust, thicketforming subshrub or shrub, from 14 ft. Plants profile for gaultheria procumbens eastern teaberry. From june to august it produces fragrant and dainty white bellshaped flowers. L48 n, can n, spm a low, woody ground cover, wintergreen is grown for its evergreen foliage, flowers, and berries. Gaultheria mucronata bells seedling,gaultheria mucronata crimsonia,gaultheria mucronata mascul. Outdoors the leaves will take on a lovely red tinge in autumn. Gaultheria procumbens on the usda forest services fire. Wintergreen inflammatory rheumatism, pleurodynia, sciatica, and other neuralgias, come within, the sphere of this remedy. From june to august it produces fragrant and dainty white bellshaped flowers often blushed pink with yellow veining. A low, woody ground cover, wintergreen is grown for its evergreen foliage, flowers, and berries. Gaultheria has 5 species including the salal, gaultheria shallon. An wikispecies in mayada impormasyon nga may pagkahisumpay ha. Gaultheria procumbens lady bird johnson wildflower center.
Gaultheria, genus of about 5 species of upright or prostrate evergreen shrubs of the heath family. Gaultheria shallon, salal, is a species not often seen on sale here in the u. Erect stems clad with glossy, leathery, elliptic to. Jun 16, 2014 this page was last edited on 20 december 2019, at 10. The new york flora atlas is a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state, as well as information on plant habitats, associated ecological communities, and taxonomy. No rights are given to download any of our pictures and use them for. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 19 edition of websters dictionary, which is now free of and hence in the public domain.
Gaultheria creeping wintergreen checkerberry planting. Gaultheria shallon ericaceae salal salal care plant varieties. The dark purple berries produced at the end of the summer flowering season grow in clusters and are some 10 mm across. Gnis, which focuses exclusively on the united states, offers. Gaultheria mucronata bells seedling, gaultheria mucronata crimsonia, gaultheria mucronata mascul. Over the past year weve been hearing from more and more of you that you need to be able to geographically cluster gdelt by second order administrative division adm2. Gaultheria definition of gaultheria by the free dictionary. Text is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike license. Gaultheria procumbens partridge berry j parker dutch bulbs. C it grows in the pine barrens through the redwoods. Learn about the physical characteristics and some major species of the genus. The species is hermaphrodite has both male and female organs and is pollinated by insects.
Seeds per gram does not correspond to the number of plants. Gaultheria shallon lady bird johnson wildflower center. Gaultheria simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. After flowering, gorgeous bright pinkred berries are produced in abundance, contrasting against the shiny. It is a hardworking landscape problem solver in cool, shaded planting sites. Achetez pranarom huile essentielle gaultherie couchee 30 ml huile essentielle gaultheria procumbens. Wintergreen plant indoors gaultheria procumbens plant details. Other common names prickly heath lily of the valley tree. Wintergreen plant indoors gaultheria procumbens pick.
Gaultheria procumbens is an evergreen shrub growing to 0. Jan, 2006 one of the major factors limiting the use of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs is gastrointestinal toxicity. Gaultheria is a genus of about 5 species of shrubs in the family ericaceae. Gaultheria are shrubs that are related to the blueberry. Gaultheria procumbens on plants for a future, a resource and information centre for edible and otherwise useful plants. Gaultheria procumbens makes an excellent evergreen shrub, growing to only 30cm 1ft high. Gaultheria procumbens checkerberry, eastern teaberry.
Ericaceae heath family medicinal use of checkerberry. One of our native north american wildflowers, and a charming plant for areas with moist, acidic soil. Plant profile for gaultheria procumbens wintergreen. We recommend a sandy, welldrained soil enriched with generous amounts of compost, leafmold or peat moss. The plant list includes 330 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus gaultheria. The large, leathery, evergreen leaves are round to oval in shape and dull. Gaultheria procumbens at the university of wisconsins robert w. We do not intend the plant list to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. Cystic and prostatic irritation, undue sexual excitement, and renal inflammation. Gaultheria synonyms, gaultheria pronunciation, gaultheria translation, english dictionary definition of gaultheria. It is native to lowland and montane forest, scrub and rocky places in the north, south and stewart islands of new zealand.
Eastern teaberry, wintergreen, checkerberry ericaceae heath family synonyms. Wintergreen has caught the eye of plant scientists and landscape designers. Checkerberry leaves were widely used by the native north american indians in the treatment of aches and pains and to help breathing whilst hunting or carrying heavy loads. Genus gaultheria are evergreen, often dioecious, shrubs with simple, leathery leaves and small, bellshaped white or pink flowers, followed by long lasting fleshy fruits in various colours details g.