Scientific Name: Gaultheria lanceolata Endemic Having a natural distribution confined to a particular geographic region

Common Name: lanceleaf waxberry

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Ericaceae

Form Description: Small shrub with erect stems, bristly branchlets and lance-shaped, leathery leaves with serrated margins, 12-22mm long. The young leaves are covered with tiny, soft hairs; the older leaves are hairless and shiny.

Flowers: Solitary, in the axils of the upper leaves.

Fruit: Capsule surrounded by a fleshy calyx, red, about 8mm wide.

Municipality
Break O’DayCentral HighlandsKentishMeander ValleyNorthern Midlands
Plant Communities
No data available for this species
Habitat Notes

Mountains of the Central Plateau and the west of the State.

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

General Notes

Needs plenty of water; grows well in a well-composted, well-drained shady position.

Propagation Calendar

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Propagation Method
Seed, Cuttings, Division

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Can be propagated from seed, which is best kept in a container.

Cutting & Division Information

Can be grown from cuttings.