Scientific Name: Gaultheria hispida

Common Name: copperleaf snowberry

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Ericaceae

Form Description: Erect and spreading shrub.

Height (m): 1 – 2

Flowers: White urn-shaped clusters at the ends of the branches.

Fruit: Capsule surrounded by a fleshy calyx, white or sometimes pinkish. Capsule contains fine seed.

Municipality
Break O’DayBurnieCentral CoastCentral HighlandsCircular HeadDerwent ValleyDorsetGlenorchyHobartHuon ValleyKentishKingboroughLauncestonMeander ValleyNorthern MidlandsTasmanWaratah-WynyardWest Coast
Plant Communities
Alpine and Sub-alpine VegetationRainforestWet Eucalypt Forest
Habitat Notes

Grows in a wide range of situations, sea level in west to alpine and sub-alpine.

Site Tolerance

Exposed, Moist, Shady, Windy

Soil Tolerance

Fertile, Loam, Well-drained

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

General Notes

Susceptible to Phytophthora cinnamomi.

Propagation Calendar

  • Flowering Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Seed Collecting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Sowing Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Cutting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Propagation Method
Seed

Seed Information

Seed Treatment Notes

Leaving the calyx intact may enhance germination. Results are often erratic.