Taxon Details: Gaultheria glaucifolia Hemsl. var. glaucifolia
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Ericaceae (Magnoliophyta)
Scientific Name:

Gaultheria glaucifolia Hemsl. var. glaucifolia
Accepted Name:

This name is currently accepted.
Description:

Description: Plants glabrous. Leaves with midrib, lateral nerves, and reticulate veinlets raised on both surfaces. Calyx deeply cleft nearly to the base, the lobes triangular and conspicuously striate.

Distribution: Endemic to Mexico (only from the states of Durango and Jalisco), in Pinus-Quercus forest at 2400-2460 m elevation. Flowering and fruiting specimens have been collected from Aug to Nov. Rare and probably endangered.

Flora and Monograph Treatment(s):

Gaultheria glaucifolia Hemsl. var. glaucifolia: [Article] Luteyn, James L., et al. 1995. Ericaceae, Part II. The Superior-Ovaried Genera (Monotropoideae, Pyroloideae, Rhododendroideae, and Vaccinioideae P.P.). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 66: 560.