| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Gaultheria rupestris (G.Forst.) G.Don |
| Bibliography | Gen. Hist. 3: 841 (1834) |
| Native Range | New Zealand |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | branches virgate, leaves oval, thin, denticulate, at margins scabrous, bright shiny green, flowers pendent, terminal, with revolute lobes, berry oval, bright red |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | pinkish, white |
| Bloom | early summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer and fall; layering in spring |
| Synonyms | Andromeda rupestris G.Forst. Brossaea rupestris (G.Forst.) Kuntze Gaultheria divergens Colenso Gaultheria rupestris var. lanceolata Cheeseman |
| Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZS New Zealand South) |