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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 tips pointed, and margins with
fine serrations. 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
