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Manzanita

Gaultheria reticulata

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Field Notes

Description:

A small shrub with bell like flowers of around 1 cm. Leafs somehow strong.

Habitat:

Neotropical dry forest.

Species ID Suggestions

sin nombre comun

Ericaceae
KabirMontesinos
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Manzanita

Gaultheria reticulata
Ricardo Zambrano C.
1

Comments (3)
GustavoMorejon
It was a pretty high shrub (about 1.5 meters high), but yes ... it looks like a Gaultheria !
Agustín Amenabar L
Some species of Gaultheria for sure. They some times have a sweet berry. In the southern Andes there are many species. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/15802074

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Plants of Ecuador
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Biodiversity of Ecuador (BioBanco)

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PublishedAugust 15, 2013

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