Gaultheria mucronata
Evergreen shrub
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The Gaultheria mucronata plant species is found in S. America - S. Chile, S. Argentina. It is a member of the Ericaceae family. Some home gardeners know the variety as Arbutus mucronata. Pernettya mucronata. P. speciosa.

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Latin Name:  Gaultheria mucronata
Family:  Ericaceae
Author:  (L.f.)Hook.&Arn.
 
Known Hazards:  None known
 
Mature Height:  1.5   Mature Width:  1.2
 
Habitat:  Open wet Nothfagus and Drimys forest, dominant or co-dominant with Chiliotrichum in shrub communities fringing forests above high water mark and in transition to swamps and bogs from sea level to 700m

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