Species

Gaultheria shallon (Salal)

Gaultheria shallon. Photo: (c) Cable Bay Trail, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Gaultheria shallon is a leathery-leaved shrub in the heather family (Ericaceae), native to western North America. In English, it is known as salal, shallon, or simply gaultheria in Britain.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
  - Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
    - Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
      - Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
        Order: Ericales (Heathers, balsams, primroses, and allies)
        Family: Ericaceae (Heath family)
        Subfamily: Vaccinioideae (Blueberries, cranberries, huckleberries, and allies)
        Tribe: Gaultherieae
        Genus: Gaultheria (Wintergreens)
        Species: Gaultheria shallon (Salal)

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