"Salal" redirects here. For other uses, see Salal (disambiguation).
Gaultheria shallon
Leaves and flowers
Conservation status
Secure (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Eudicots
Clade:
Asterids
Order:
Ericales
Family:
Ericaceae
Genus:
Gaultheria
Species:
G. shallon
Binomial name
Gaultheria shallon
Pursh
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.
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Madrone), and Alnus rubra (Red Alder). Important understory species are Gaultheriashallon (Salal) and Acer circinatum (Vine Maple). "Management Plan for the...
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Alaska to Costa Rica. The wingspan is 14–22 mm. The larvae feed on Gaultheriashallon, but have also been recorded feeding on cranberry. Lotisma trigonana...
menziesii and Cercocarpus betuloides. In captivity, they also feed on Gaultheriashallon, Arbutus unedo, and some species of Salix. Wikimedia Commons has media...
Polystichum. In British Columbia it has been found to be associated with Gaultheriashallon, Hylocomium splendens, and Rhytidiadelphus loreus. "World Checklist...
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