Gaultheria myrsinoides
Evergreen shrub
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The Gaultheria myrsinoides plant species is found in S. America - Costa Rica to the Andes of N. Chile. It is a member of the Ericaceae family. Some home gardeners know the variety as Pernettya prostrata. (Cav.)DC.

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Latin Name:  Gaultheria myrsinoides
Family:  Ericaceae
Author:  HBK.
 
Known Hazards:  One report says that the fruit is poisonous[200]. This is somewhat surprising in what is normally seen as a toxin-free genus.
 
Mature Height:  0.15   Mature Width:  0.3
 
Habitat:  Not known

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