Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Gaultheria lanceolata Hook.f. |
Bibliography | London J. Bot. 6: 267 (1847) |
Native Range | Tasmania |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Description | leaves lanceolate to narrowly elliptic, obtuse, serrate, 12-22mm, adaxially shiny, flowers urceolate, 4mm, solitary, pedicellate, berry ca. 8mm in diam., dark rose |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | 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 | Brossaea lanceolata (Hook.f.) Kuntze Pernettya lanceolata (Hook.f.) B.L.Burtt & A.W.Hill |
Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (TAS Tasmania) |