Filed As:

Ericaceae
Gaultheria erecta Vent.

Location:

Venezuela. Mérida. Road to Los Nevados, road from Teleferico, just before first house and view of Los Nevados; ca 2 km before Los Nevados Pueblo. Alt. 4100 m. (13451 ft.)

Collector(s):

G. Sobel 2233 with J. Strudwick, 18 Mar 1980

Description:

small herb growing as a mat up to 10 cm. flowers pink-red w/white edge; style pink, calyx pink; fruits red; growing in dry bank, shaded by shrubs. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Habitat:

cultivated fields w/shrubby vegetation alongside N-NW facing slope.

Identifiers:

GUID: ef8ebb85-b620-41c5-b77f-f7c80158d564

Distribution:

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