- Gaultheria shallon Pursh - Shallon - Ericaceae
© Paul Hackney
(Map updated: March 2008)
A low-growing evergreen shrub; native of western North America introduced both for game-cover and ornament. Occasionally encountered in semi-wild situations, but probably nowhere truly naturalized in Northern Ireland. Mostly found in old demesnes.
All names: Gaultheria shallon Pursh
NBN Atlas mapping: Species account : NBN Atlas UK Species Observations database
iNaturalist: Species account : iNaturalist World Species Observations database