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Gaultheria macrostigma
Prostrate snowberry is a low, creeping subshrub from New Zealand, grown mainly in rock gardens and ground cover. It is undemanding once established and prefers cool, moist, well-drained conditions.
Gaultheria macrostigma, or prostrate snowberry, is a species of Gaultheria, endemic to New Zealand.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Gaultheria macrostigma by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
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.
