Gaultheria macrostigma (Colenso) D.J.Middleton is a plant in the Ericaceae family, order Ericales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Gaultheria macrostigma (Colenso) D.J.Middleton

Gaultheria macrostigma (Colenso) D.J.Middleton

Gaultheria macrostigma is a small New Zealand shrub with small white flowers and a large stigma.

Family
Genus
Gaultheria
Order
Ericales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Gaultheria macrostigma (Colenso) D.J.Middleton

Scientific name: Gaultheria macrostigma (Colenso) D.J.Middleton

This species is a small shrub that grows in either a prostrate or straggling habit. It produces small white flowers. The specific epithet macrostigma refers to its stigma, which has been described as large. This species is found across New Zealand.

Photo: (c) Jon Sullivan, some rights reserved (CC BY) · cc-by

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Ericales Ericaceae Gaultheria

More from Ericaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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