Gaultheria macrostigma (Colenso) D.J.Middleton

Species

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Characteristics

A shrub. It is low growing and lies along the ground. The stems are wiry. The leaves are thick. The leaves are more narrow than Gaultheria depressa. It can cross with this species. The flowers are in hanging groups. The flowers are white. The fruit can be white, pink or red. The fruit are fleshy berries. They have fleshy cups.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Montane to lower sub-alpine open grassland and rocky places in North South and Stewart Islands from 39° and southwards. Found in a wide range of habitats, mainly at elevations from 450-900 metres.
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It is a warm temperate plant. It grows in dry places and grasslands in New Zealand. It suits hardiness zones 8-9.
Light 4-6
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 1-4
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-9

Usage

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

Cultivation

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

Images

Gaultheria macrostigma unspecified picture

Distribution

Gaultheria macrostigma world distribution map, present in New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:962177-1
WFO ID wfo-0000695258
COL ID 6JZB7
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Gaultheria macrostigma Gaultheria perplexa Gaultheria depressa var. microphylla Gaultheria antipoda var. microphylla