Gaultheria insana (Molina) D.J.Middleton

Species

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Characteristics

A shrub. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 2 m tall. The leaves are oval and have teeth around the edge. The flowers have 5 white petals. The fruit are red.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.75
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. In Argentina it grows below 600 m above sea level. It can grow up to 2,000 m above sea level. It suits light shade.
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Open fields or clearings in woods.
Light 4-8
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 1-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -12
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Gaultheria insana unspecified picture

Distribution

Gaultheria insana world distribution map, present in Argentina and Chile

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:277334-2
WFO ID wfo-0000695205
COL ID 6JZLB
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Gaultheria insana Arbutus furiens Gaultheria furiens Pernettya furiens Pernettya vernalis Hippomanica insana Pernettya insana Pernettya punctata Pernettya melanocarpa