Botanical Name: Gaultheria mucronata
Common Name: prickly heath
Family: Ericaceae
Distribution/Origin: Chile
Leaf/Bud: evergreen, small sharply pointed deep green leaves
Flower/Inflorescence: small white urn-shaped flowers with a fused corolla
Fruit/Seed: purple berry
Stem/Bark:
Size: height 1-1.5m, spread 1-1.5m
Habit: suckering
Form: mounding
Culture: lean, dry conditions, mineral soil, partial - full shade
Landscape Use: evergreen shrub
Notes: berries ate edible