Species productivity schedule: Gaultheria hispidula.

Abstract

Gaultheria hispidula is a creeping evergreen herb or subshrub that has leaves 2-10 mm long and 1-7 mm wide with acute tips (Middleton 1991, Reznicek, Voss, & Walters 2011, Elias & Dykeman 1990, Flora of North America Editorial Committee 2009). G. hispidula is no taller than 15 cm (USDA-NRCS 2012). The leaves are green to dark green on the top and light green on the bottom (Reznicek et al. 2011, Elias & Dykeman 1990). The leaves have a slightly revolute margin, meaning that that they are rolled down towards the middle of the leaf (Transeau 1906, Hickey & Kling 2000). The stem is strigose; it looks hairy. In addition, there are bristle glands or hairs on the undersides and margins of the leaves (Reznicek et al. 2011).