Patagonia Wildflowers
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prickly heath
Gaultheria mucronata
Gaultheria mucronata
prickly heath Heather Family
Gaultheria mucronata Ericaceae
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English common name
  •prickly heath
Spanish common name
  •chaura
accepted scientific name
  •Gaultheria mucronata (L. f.) Hook. & Arn.
rules for finding collection records
  Gaultheria mucronata (738)
  Pernettya mucronata (75)
family name
  • Ericaceae
Image Author: ©2008 George Shepherd, Natalie Tapson
Image License: CC BY-NC-SA
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Category: Shrubs
Flowers: Five petals, Bell shaped flowers
Petal colors: color
Flower size is about 0.25 inches
Leaf: Alternate, Simple
Plant Observed All Year
Native to southern Argentina and Chile

How Likely at this Location (64%)
Name Match (100%)
Plant Showiness (36%)
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Brush
Forest
Wetland
Sand
Salt Marsh
Rocky
Riparian
Meadow
Grassland
Native Plant Status
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native Native
native Not Present
Native to southern Argentina and Chile