Kingdom Plantae Family Ericaceae Scientific name Gaultheria hispida | Order Ericales Genus Gaultheria Rank Species | |
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Similar Gaultheria depressa, Gaultheria antipoda, Gaultheria humifusa, Gaultheria ovatifolia, Gaultheria trichophylla | ||
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Gaultheria hispida, snow berry, is a shrub native to rainforest, wet sclerophyll forest, sub-alpine heath of Tasmania, Australia.
Contents
The leaves are slender, shiny, and 4–8 cm long. Fruits are white or pink, five lobed, and 8–10 mm wide.
Uses
Aborigines ate the sour fruit, and colonists cooked them in tarts.
References
Gaultheria hispida Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA