Nummularioides Wintergreen (Gaultheria nummularioides)

Family: Ericaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Gaultheria nummularioides is an evergreen Shrub growing to 0.1 m (0ft 4in) by 0.5 m (1ft 8in). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 9. It is in leaf all year, in flower from July to August, and the seeds ripen from December to March. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. The plant is self-fertile. Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Berries

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Fruit - raw or cooked. A watery flavour. The fruit is quite tasty raw, but it is small and rather fiddly to harvest. The fruit is about 8mm in diameter. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; A watery flavour.; The fruit is quite tasty raw, but it is small and rather fiddly to harvest.; The fruit is about 8mm in diameter.

Habitat & North American Range

Evergreen Pinus, Tsuga, Picea, or Abies forests, often on rocks and banks, rarely on trees at elevations of 1000 - 2000, occasionally to 4000 metres. (Zone 8)