| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Gaultheria antarctica Hook.f. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Antarct.: t. 116 (1846) |
| Native Range | s. Argentina to c. & s. Chile, Falkland Islands |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | bogs, marshes |
| Altitude | 0-500m |
| Description | leaves subsessile, broadly ovate, 5mm long, dark shiny green, flowers 2-3mm long, campanulate, axillary, shortly pedicellate, berry 6-8mm wide, white or rose |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Arbutus serpyllifolius Lam. Brossaea antarctica (Hook.f.) Kuntze Brossaea antipoda Kuntze Gaultheria serpyllifolia (Lam.) Skottsb. Gaultheria serpyllifolia f. robusta E.H.L.Krause Pernettya hookeri Nied. Pernettya myrsinites G.Don Pernettya serpyllifolia (Lam.) DC. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South) 9 Antarctic 90 Subantarctic Islands (FAL Falkland Is.) |