 |
Image of Gaultheria pumila IX Region, Villarica & Lago Budi; Altitude: 1500 m. February 19, 2006
 |
| Latin Name: | Gaultheria pumila (L.f.) D.J.Middleton | |
| Family: | Ericaceae |  |
| Order: | Ericales | |
| Chilean Name: | Chaura | |
| English Name: | ||
| German Name: | ||
| Russian Name: | ||
| Record: | 0088 |
| About 19 Gaultheria in Chile and 3 in our data base. | |
| About 19 Ericaceae in Chile and 3 in our data base. |
|
             |
   |
   |
|
 
|
|
|
Native
Very Frequent
Height: 80 cm. Excellent ornamental value (A +) |
|
INTRODUCTION This is one of my favorites, "chaura," a small, hardy plant which feels at home both at high altitudes and lowlands, tolerates snowy winters, dry and wet soils. It is also perfectly suited for potting, because generally it is not very big (20 - 30 cm). It has very sweet edible white or reddish fruits which taste somewaht like vanilla. When flowering, it is speckled with small, but very numerous, beatifully shaped white flowers.
|
|
Image of Gaultheria pumila VII Region, Laguna Maule; Altitude: 1600-2600 m. February 11, 2006
|
|
DESCRIPTION
We have not yet entered the data for this section.
|
|
|
|
HABITAT
We have not yet entered the data for this section.
|
|
USES
We have not yet entered the data for this section.
|
|
GROWING TIPS
We have not yet entered the data for this section.
If you are interested in the seeds of this and similar plants, click here. For seedlings, click here.
|
|
|
|
More species from the same Ericaceae family in our data base:
Gaultheria caespitosa (Murtillo) Gaultheria phillyreifolia (Chaura común) Gaultheria pumila (Chaura)
|
Home | Plant Data base | Plant Search Engine | This page in High Resolution
First Record | Previous Record | Next Record | Last Record
Copyright © 2006 Michail Belov. All rights reserved