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Gaultheria is a
genus of
about 283
species of
shrubs in the
family Ericaceae. The name
commemorates Jean François
Gaultier of Quebec, an
honour bestowed...
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Gaultheria pro****bens, also
called the
eastern teaberry, the checkerberry, the boxberry, or the
American wintergreen, is a
species of
Gaultheria native...
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Gaultheria mucronata (syn.
Pernettya mucronata; also
known as
prickly heath, chaura, or murtillo) is a
species of
flowering plant in the
family Ericaceae...
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Gaultheria shallon is an
evergreen shrub in the
heather family (Ericaceae),
native to
western North America. In English, it is
known as salal, shallon...
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commonly used for this characteristic. Most
species of the
shrub genus Gaultheria demonstrate this
characteristic and are
called wintergreens in
North America...
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Gaultheria fragrantissima is a
species of
flowering plant native to
southern and
southeastern Asia. It is
commonly known as
fragrant wintergreen or dhasingre...
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flavoring agent.
Methyl salicylate was
first isolated (from the
plant Gaultheria pro****bens) in 1843 by the
French chemist Auguste André
Thomas Cahours...
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Gaultheria humifusa is a
species of
shrub in the
heath family which is
known by the
common names alpine wintergreen and
alpine ****y wintergreen. It is...
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Gaultheria appressa, the
waxberry or
white waxberry, is a
shrub in the
family Ericaceae. The
species is
endemic to Australia. It has an
erect or spreading...
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Gaultheria ovatifolia is a
species of
shrub in the
heath family which is
known by the
common names western teaberry,
Oregon ****y wintergreen, and slender...
