Yes; G.trichophylla is a common prostrate shrub (though almost creeping over surface) in alpine zones in Uttarakhand. Fruits are edible but have a typical smell of 'oil of wintergreen'. DSRawat Pantnagar
On Thursday, April 3, 2014 10:11:53 AM UTC+5:30, Nidhan Singh wrote: > > Dear All, > > Though I have a very limited collection of this Group, would like to > share.. > This one was shot from near entry point of Valley of Flowers National > Park...was identified as *Gaultheria trichophylla*..hope this is rightly > identified..no flowers were found.. > > -- > Regards, > > Dr. Nidhan Singh > Assistant Professor > Department of Botany > I.B. (PG) College > Panipat-132103 Haryana > Ph.: 09416371227 > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
