Gaultheria caespitosa Poepp. & Endl.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Gaultheria

Characteristics

A herb or very small shrub. It grows 3 cm high. The leaves are 2-3 mm long by 2 mm wide. The flowers are white and have 4 petals. The fruit are white.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.03
Root system -
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Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. In Chile it grow above 2,000 m and up to 2,700 m above sea level. It grows in or near water. It is in humid areas with constant rain. It grows with some shade. It grows in hardiness zone 7. It can tolerate frost and snow.
Light -
Soil humidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

Uses -
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment stratification
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Distribution

Gaultheria caespitosa world distribution map, present in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:330483-1
WFO ID wfo-0000695100
COL ID 6JZGS
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Gaultheria caespitosa Gaultheria minima Brossaea caespitosa Pernettya minima Pernettya quadrifida