[The Heath Family East of the Cascade Mts.]
The Wintergreen East of the Cascade Mts.

The Genus Gaultheria

Oregon Wintergreen: Gaultheria ovatifolia

1. Creeping Snowberry, Moxieplum, Maidenhair Berry: Gaultheria hispidula - Leaves 4-10 mm long. Flowers with 4 calyx-lobes and 4 corolla-lobes. Flowers single in leaf axils.

2. Alpine Wintergreen, Alpine Spicy Wintergreen, Matted Wintergreen: Gaultheria humifusa - Leaves 1-2 cm long. Flowers with 5 calyx-lobes and 5 corolla-lobes. Flowers single in the leaf axils. Calyx glabrous.

3. Oregon Wintergreen, Slender Wintergreen, Western Teaberry : Gaultheria ovatifolia ? - Leaves 2-4 cm long. Flowers with 5 calyx-lobes and 5 corolla-lobes. Flowers single in the leaf axils. Calyx covered with long, brownish-red hairs.

4. Salal: Gaultheria shallon - Leaves 5-9 cm long. Flowers with 5 calyx-lobes and 5 corolla-lobes. Flowers 5-15 in terminal to subterminal racemes.

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