Gaultheria humifusa (Graham) Rydb.

Montana: Ravalli County: Bitterroot National Forest; Lost Trail Pass, subalpine Spagnum meadow next to ski area just off Hwy 93, on MT/ID border. Elev. 2350 m.
Meadow ca 1 h in size with scattered shallow pools surrounded by saturated muck flats dominated by Eleocharis pauciflora, Carex limosa, C. aquatilis, and Menyanthes trifoliata. Sphagnum hummocks between open water with very low growing Kalmia microphylla, C. praeceptorum, Drosera anglica and Pedicularis groenlandica. Occasional raised areas formed by trees of Pinus contorta and P. albicaulis with understory of Ledum gladulosum and Vaccinium occidentale. The rest of the meadow charecterized by mixed stand of C. rostrata, C. aquatilis, C. prionophylla on moist to wet peat, mostly without Sphagnum cover. Abundance: Prominent forming solid ground cover on raised moss-covered hummocks with E. pauciflora, C. aquatilis. Substrate wet. Berries red. Phenology: Flowers and Fruits.

R. Bursik 1497, Aug 4, 1988
With C. Clemens and F. Rabe
ID, Accession: 160810, Barcode: ID102434