Native salal shrub confirmed thriving on a Vancouver street
A birdwatcher or hiker in Vancouver confirmed a sighting of salal, a native evergreen shrub common in Pacific Northwest forests, and had it verified by experts as research-grade data.
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Genus
Gaultheria
Called “aromatic wintergreens” in GBIF
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 by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his Species Plantarum. These plants are native to Asia, Australasia and North and South America. In the past, the Southern Hemisphere species were often treated as the separate genus Pernettya, but no consistent reliable morphological or genetic differences support recognition of two genera, and they are now united in the single genus Gaultheria.
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Verified wild sighting confirms salal thriving in Capital region
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Verified wild sighting confirms salal thriving in Capital region
The evergreen shrub with waxy leaves and dark berries you spot on Pacific Northwest hikes is confirmed alive and well in this...
Salal
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