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Bush Snowberry

Gaultheria antipoda

Bush Snowberry
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Ericaceae (Heather family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
New Zealand
Climate
subtropical

About

Gaultheria antipoda, commonly known as snowberry or fools beech, is a shrub in the family Ericaceae. It is endemic to New Zealand.

Where it grows

This species is found in the North Island between 37° – 39°30'S in lowland to subalpine scrub habitat particularly on cliffs and rocky places.

Other Gaultheria plants

Gaultheria puradyatmikae · Wintergreen · Gaultheria adenothrix · Wax Berry · Scarlet Snowberry · Gaultheria cuneata · Mountain Snowberry · Gaultheria floribunda · Gaultheria fragrantissima · Copperleaf Snowberry · Creeping snowberry · Alpine spicywintergreen

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Gaultheria antipoda by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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