Northern snowberry, Mountain snowberry
Gaultheria colensoi

Family: Ericaceae

What it is like

A shrub. It grows 1 m tall. The leaves are alternate and 8-12 mm long by 5-9 mm wide. They are thick and leathery. The flowers are white and bell shaped. They are in clusters at the ends of the twigs. The fruit are dry capsules.

There are about 170 Gaultheria species.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. It grows in alpine shrub between 900-1,700 m sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

New Zealand

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Gaultheria ruprestris var. parvifolia;