Gaultheria macrostigma
| Gaultheria macrostigma | |
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| Gaultheria macrostigma near Dunedin | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Gaultheria |
| Species: | G. macrostigma
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| Binomial name | |
| Gaultheria macrostigma (Colenso) D.J.Middleton
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Gaultheria macrostigma, or prostrate snowberry, is a species of Gaultheria, endemic to New Zealand.[2][1]
Description
[edit]A small shrub that grows either prostrate or "staggling"[3]. It has small white flowers, and the stigma (noted in the specificic name macrostigma) has been described as "large."[3]
Range
[edit]Across New Zealand.
Etymology
[edit]macrostigma means "large stigma."
Taxonomy
[edit]Gaultheria macrostigma was moved into this genus from Pernettya in 1990. It is also known to hybridize with Gaultheria antipoda.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Gaultheria macrostigma". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
- ^ "Gaultheria macrostigma (Prostrate snowberry)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ^ a b Constance, L. (1961-08-04). "Flora of New Zealand. vol. 1. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones. H. H. Allan (deceased 29 October 1957). Government Printer, Wellington, 1961. liv + 1085 pp. Illus. $14.70". Science. 134 (3475): 323–323. doi:10.1126/science.134.3475.323. ISSN 0036-8075.
- ^ Middleton, D. J.; Wilcock, C. C. (2010-04-26). "A critical examination of the status of Pernettya as a genus distinct from Gaultheria". Edinburgh Journal of Botany. 47 (3): 291–301. doi:10.1017/s0960428600003449. ISSN 1474-0036.
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