Gaultheria pumila var. leucocarpa
(DC.) Middleton
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Description
A shrub. It keeps growing from year to year. The flowers are white. The fruit are red.
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Edible Uses
The red fruits are eaten.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant. In Argentina it grows between 600-3,200 m above sea level. Arboretum Tasmania.
Where It Grows
Argentina, Australia, Britain, Chile, Europe, South America, Tasmania,
Notes
There are about 170 Gaultheria species.
Synonyms
References (1)
- Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/
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