Gaultheria shallon

Gaultheria shallon
Leaves and flowers

Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Gaultheria
Species:
G. shallon
Binomial name
Gaultheria shallon
Distribution in the United States

Gaultheria shallon is an evergreen shrub in the heather family (Ericaceae), native to western North America. In English, it is known as salal, shallon, or (mainly in Britain) gaultheria.

  1. ^ "Gaultheria shallon". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. Retrieved 7 May 2021.