Gaultheria macrostigma (Ericaceae) Evergreen shrub

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Gaultheria macrostigma
Evergreen shrub
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The Gaultheria macrostigma plant species is found in New Zealand. It is a member of the Ericaceae family. Some home gardeners know the variety as G. antipoda microphylla. G. depressa microphylla. G. perplexa. Pernettya macrostigma. Colenso.

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Latin Name:  Gaultheria macrostigma
Family:  Ericaceae
Author:  (Colenso.)Middleton.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  0.5   Mature Width:  1

Habitat:  Montane to lower sub-alpine open grassland and rocky places in North South and Stewart Islands from 39° and southwards[44].

Cultivation Notes: Requires a light well-drained lime-free soil[1]. The plant can make a good nesting place for mice, these mice then eat the bark of the stems in winter causing die-back. Dioecious. Male and female plants must usually be grown if seed is required. This species, however, does not need a male pollinator in order to fruit well. It also hybridizes freely in the wild with other members of this genus[11]. Plants in this genus are notably resistant to honey fungus[200].

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