Prostrate snowberry, False snowberry
Gaultheria macrostigma

Family: Ericaceae

What it is like

A shrub. It is low growing and lies along the ground. The stems are wiry. The leaves are thick. The leaves are more narrow than Gaultheria depressa. It can cross with this species. The flowers are in hanging groups. The flowers are white. The fruit can be white, pink or red. The fruit are fleshy berries. They have fleshy cups.

There are about 170 Gaultheria species.

Where it is found

It is a warm temperate plant. It grows in dry places and grasslands in New Zealand. It suits hardiness zones 8-9.

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 antipoda var. microphylla Hook.f.; Gaultheria depressa var. microphylla (Hook.f.) Cheeseman; Gaultheria perplexa Kirk ex Cheeseman; Pernettya macrostigma ?