Gaultheria pumila var. leucocarpa (Dc.) D.J.Middleton

Variety

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Characteristics

A shrub. It keeps growing from year to year. The flowers are white. The fruit are red.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.3
Mature height (meter) 0.2
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant. In Argentina it grows between 600-3,200 m above sea level.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 1-4
Soil nutriment -
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
Minimum temperature (C°) -18
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Gaultheria pumila var. leucocarpa world distribution map, present in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:966359-1
WFO ID wfo-0000695357
COL ID 5P4B5
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Pernettya leucocarpa Pernettya pumila Pernettya crassifolia Pernettya breviflora Arbutus pumila Pernettya trinervia Arbutus empetrifolia Pernettya gayana Pernettya andina Gaultheria pumila var. leucocarpa Pernettya pumila var. leucocarpa Pernettya pumila var. crassifolia Pernettya empetrifolia var. leucocarpa Pernettya leucocarpa var. gayana