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Western teaberry

Gaultheria ovatifolia

Also called Oregon Wintergreen, Oregon Spicy Wintergreen, Slender Wintergreen, Western Tea Berry

Western teaberry
Photo: John A Haskins, CC BY 4.0
Family
Ericaceae (Heather family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
W. Canada to W. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

Gaultheria ovatifolia is a species of shrub in the heath family which is known by the common names western teaberry, Oregon spicy wintergreen, and slender wintergreen. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California, where it grows in high mountain forests.

Uses

The fruit is edible.

Other Gaultheria plants

Gaultheria puradyatmikae · Wintergreen · Gaultheria adenothrix · Bush Snowberry · Wax Berry · Scarlet Snowberry · Gaultheria cuneata · Mountain Snowberry · Gaultheria floribunda · Gaultheria fragrantissima · Copperleaf Snowberry · Creeping snowberry

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Gaultheria ovatifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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