Plants › heath family
alpine wintergreen
Gaultheria humifusa
823 observations in the source records
27 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
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What the records say
- 823 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
slender wintergreenGaultheria ovatifolia
bearberryArctostaphylos uva-ursi
Pelidne SulphurColias pelidne
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 927 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 375 |
| British Columbia | 279 |
| Washington | 169 |
| Idaho | 152 |
| Oregon | 124 |
| Colorado | 118 |
| California | 99 |
| Alberta | 82 |
| Nevada | 74 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- Aquatic larvaLarval stage lives in water before becoming terrestrialFrom its classification
Group and habits
- Shrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a shrub or bush growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Subshrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a subshrub growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Wetland-associatedListed by a harvested source as obligate or frequent in wetland habitat.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Heathers, Balsams, Primroses, and Allies · Ericales |
| Family | heath family · Ericaceae |
| Genus | wintergreens · Gaultheria |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise alpine wintergreen with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.