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(First upload on October 31 2020. Last on February 17 2021) [ 日本語 | English ]

Gaultheria L. (シラタマノキ)

G. mucronata (L. f.) Hook. et Arn. (シンジュノキ)

G. procumbens L. (ヒメコウジ)

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Gaultheria mucronata (L. f.) Hook. et Arn.

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Shinjunoki (シンジュノキ, 真珠ノ木), prickly heath Lifeform: dioecious, evergreen shrub Distribution: native to southern Argentina and Chile Habitat: open wet Nothfagus and Drimys forest often dominant above the tree line in volcanoes of southern Chile Seed dispersal: animal

Synonyms: Arbutus mucronata L. f. Pernettya mucronata (L. f.) Gaud., often used when this genus is established Use: gardening Cultivars: Bell's Seedling (deep red fruit), Crimsonia (large crimson fruits), Mulberry Wine (purple fruit), Wintertime (white fruits), etc.

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[1-3] at a house garden in N24/W3, North Ward, Sapporo, on November 12 2019. [4-6] at a greenhouse in Yurigahara Park, Sapporo, on January 24 2021.

Gaultheria procumbens L. transplanted in a greenhouse

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Himekouji (ヒメコウジ, 姫柑子), eastern teaberry, the checkerberry, the boxberry or the American wintergreen (... more)

Lifeform: evergreen, short shrub ≈ 10-15 cm in height Distribution: northeastern North America from Newfoundland west to southeastern Manitoba and south to Alabama

Habitat: in pine and hardwood forests with acidic soil, often in heaths Chromosome number: 2n = 44 or 88 Use: teaberry

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[1-3] at a greenhouse in Yurigahara Park, Sapporo, on January 24 2021.