Ericaceae FAMILY
Gaultheria racemulosa
Gaultheria racemulosa
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Gaultheria racemulosa is a low-growing, evergreen shrub, suckering to form a thicket of growth[ 1184 Title Dioecy and wind pollination in Pernettya rigida (Ericaceae) of the Juan Fernández Islands Publication Botanical Joumal of the Linnean Society (2000).132: 121-141. Author Anderson G.J.; Bernardello G.; Lopez P.; Stuessy T.F.; Crawf Publisher Year 2000 ISBN Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeS. America - Juan Fernández Islands
HabitatExposed and barren ridges, often forming low impenetrable thickets[ 1184 Title Dioecy and wind pollination in Pernettya rigida (Ericaceae) of the Juan Fernández Islands Publication Botanical Joumal of the Linnean Society (2000).132: 121-141. Author Anderson G.J.; Bernardello G.; Lopez P.; Stuessy T.F.; Crawf Publisher Year 2000 ISBN Description ].