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
Arbutus empetrifolia Lam.Arbutus pumila L.f.Pernettya andina F. MeigenPernettya breviflora Phil.Pernettya crassifolia Phil.Pernettya empetrifolia (Lam.) Gaudich.Pernettya gayana (DC.) Decneand others
References (1)
- Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/
