Gaultheria
Genus in the Global Pollen Project's Master Reference Collection
Distribution
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Snowberry
Gaultheria is a genus of about 135 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his Species Plantarum. These plants are native to Asia, Australasia and North and South America. In the past, the Southern Hemisphere species were often treated as the separate... © Wikipedia authors and editors (licence)
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- Parent Taxon
- Ericaceae
- Taxonomic Completion
1.42%
2 of 141 accepted Species- Global Pollen Project UUID
- ac0be718-f27c-4660-8b26-125f5ead14e9
- Botanical Reference
- None available. You can check The Plant List for further information.
Connected data sources
This taxon is currently linked to the following locations.
The Plant ListGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility