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Gaultheria adenothrix
is an evergreen shrub inhabiting sunny
locations in subalpine zones. Stems crawl on the ground, and upper
portions extend obliquely upward to 5-15cm, with long red-brown
bristles. Leaves are alternate, leathery, obovate to oval, 1.8-3.8cm
long, 1.3-2cm wide, with pointed tips and fine serrations along the
margins. The leaves tinge red in winter. Flowers, white, with long,
2-4cm long peduncles with long red-brown bristles with glands, set
themselves on branch tips and axils; bractlets are 4-6 in number,
broad oval, with the same color as the peduncles. Corollas,
bell-shaped, 6-8mm long, white, slightly tinged red, face downward,
with tips shallowly cleft in five and bend toward the outside.
Calyxes are bright red-brown, and sepals are ovate, with sharp
angles and long red-brown bristles. Bloom time: May-July. |
Wild plants in and around Shimane
島根とその周辺の野生植物
