Gaultheria phillyreifolia Sleumer

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Gaultheria

Characteristics

A shrub. It grows 1.2 m high. The leaves are 12-19 mm long by 4-6 mm wide. The leaves are oval and taper towards the tip and have teeth along the edge. The flowers are white. They have 5 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) 1.2
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

It is a temperate plant. In Chile it grows from about 500 m to over 2,000 m above sea level. In Argentina it grows from sea level to 1,500 m above sea level. It suits hardiness zone 7. It can tolerate frost and snow.
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
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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Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:107680-2
WFO ID wfo-0000695329
COL ID 6JZCQ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Arbutus phillyreifolia Gaultheria phillyreifolia Gaultheria florida Pernettya phillyreifolia Pernettya palenae Pernettya rupestris Pernettya speciosa Gaultheria phillyreifolia var. florida Gaultheria phillyreifolia var. racemosa