Gaultheria shallon
| Gaultheria shallon | |
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| Leaves and flowers | |
Secure (NatureServe) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Gaultheria |
| Species: | G. shallon
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| Binomial name | |
| Gaultheria shallon | |
Gaultheria shallon is an evergreen shrub in the heather family (Ericaceae), native to western North America. Common names include salal (/səˈlæl/), shallon, or (mainly in Britain) gaultheria.