Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Gaultheria parvula D.J.Middleton |
Bibliography | Edinburgh J. Bot. 47: 298 (1990) |
Native Range | New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | leaves minute, oval, coriaceous, glandular, denticulate, flowers solitary, semipendent, campanulate, pentamerous, berry compressed, red-white, with persistent calyx |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | early summer |
Ca | - |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer and fall; layering in spring |
Synonyms | Pernettya nana Colenso Pernettya tasmanica var. neozelandica Kirk |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZS New Zealand South) |