| Accepted name: |
Gaultheria procumbens L. |
| Synonym(s): |
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| English names: |
Wintergreen
Teaberry
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| French names: |
Gaulthérie couchée
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
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| OPL Code: |
WGAUPR
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
1.3 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
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| Distribution: |
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Leaves from wild plants are used as stimulant (tea) in North America. Leaves contain methyl-salicylate the basis of medicinal wintergreen, which is also used in beverage industry, perfumery and soap and cosmetical industry. The oil is now being replaced by synthetic products and an essential oil obtained from Betula lenta.(1) |
| Key Characters: |
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