| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Gaultheria pumila (L.f.) D.J.Middleton |
| Bibliography | Edinburgh J. Bot. 47: 298 (1990) |
| Native Range | Argentina to Chile, Falkland Islands |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 0-3200m |
| Description | leaves alternate, arranged in spiral, thick, obtuse, at base rounded, dark shiny green, flowers axillary, pendent, campanulate, pentamerous, berry white or rose |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late spring, 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 | Andromeda empetrifolia Lam. Andromeda humilis Banks & Sol. ex Hook.f. Arbutus empetrifolia (Lam.) Pers. Arbutus pumila L.f. Gaultheria pumila var. crassifolia (Phil.) D.J.Middleton Pernettya andina F.Meigen Pernettya crassifolia Phil. Pernettya empetrifolia (Lam.) Gaudich. Pernettya empetrifolia var. pumila (L.f.) Macloskie Pernettya pumila (L.f.) Hook.f. Pernettya pumila var. crassifolia (Phil.) Sleumer Pernettya pumila var. empetrifolia (Lam.) Hook.f. Pernettya pumila var. minor Hook.f. Pernettya trinervia Gand. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South) 9 Antarctic 90 Subantarctic Islands (FAL Falkland Is.) |