Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Gaultheria depressa Hook.f. |
Bibliography | London J. Bot. 6: 267 (1847) |
Native Range | Tasmania, New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Description | leaves oval-orbiculate, dark green, denticulate, ciliate, abaxially reddish, flowers small, solitary, pendent, urceolate, berry large, red, spherical |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | - |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer and fall; layering in spring |
Synonyms | Gaultheria antipoda var. depressa (Hook.f.) Hook.f. Gaultheria depressa var. novae-zelandiae D.A.Franklin |
Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (TAS Tasmania) 51 New Zealand (NZN New Zealand North, NZS New Zealand South) |