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Gaultheria crassa
Gaultheria crassa, the scarlet snowberry, is a small shrub of the heath family (Ericaceae) endemic to New Zealand, growing 1 to 2 m tall in subalpine and alpine scrub. It is not commonly grown as a garden or houseplant, so care guidance here is general and based on its cool, high-altitude native habitat.
Gaultheria crassa, commonly known as the scarlet snowberry, is a species of small shrub that belongs to the heath family Ericaceae. It is endemic to New Zealand.
Gaultheria crassa is endemic to New Zealand. It is found in the southern areas of New Zealand, from the Ruahine Range in the North Island, reaching down the length of the South Island. It is abundant among subalpine and alpine scrub as well as among shrubland on the eastern side of the South Island mountain ranges. It is common in Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park and is most widespread in Canterbury alpine regions. Populations in the Craigieburn Range, Lake Lyndon, Cass and Otira Valley in Arthurs Pass National Park have been subject to studies.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
