Scientific Name: Gaultheria hispidula (L.) Muhl. ex Bigelow
Family Name: Ericaceae
Location: Approx. 8 km SE of Winisk, 19.25 km from coast, SW coast of Hudson Bay, Ontario.
District Located: Kenora
Longitude/Latitude: 85.09583W / 55.09583 N
Habitat: Site 78-21(5). A raised black spruce peat plateau in a patterned fen. Vegetation dominants include Picea mariana, Cladina stellaris, Ledum groenlandicum, Empetrum hermaphroditum.
Notes: Water pH 6.0, conductivity 61 umhos, depth to water table 12 cm, depth of peat 73 cm.