Ericaceae

Epigaea gaultherioides (Boiss. & Balansa) Takhj.

Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Epigaea

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Epigaea gaultherioides: A very rare plant in cultivation - bought from Glendoick this last winter and flowering here for the first time. There are three species of Epigaea - one in Jap — Photo: Steve Law, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)

Georgian: Გაულთერიასმაგვარი ეპიგეა
Russian: Эпигея гаультериевидная
Turkish: Dağ elması

Synonyms

Orphanidesia gaultherioides Boiss. & Balansa
Rhododendron gaultherioides Boiss. & Balansa ex Boiss.
Rhododendron gaultherioides Boiss.

Photos

Photo: Steve Law, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.