School of Horticulture
Plant Database
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Scientific Name: | Gaultheria mucronata |
Pronunciation: | gaul-THEER-ee-uh mew-kron-AY-tuh |
Common Name: | pernettya; prickly heath |
Family Name: | Ericaceae |
Plant Type: | Broadleaf evergreen |
Key ID Features: | Dense, small, evergreen shrub with small, alternate leaves that are dark green, ovate, and glossy, with a mucronate tip but no marginal spines; when looking head on, leaves appear very geometrically arranged; new stems are reddish. |
Course(s): | not used (on campus) |
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Propagation: | Seed, Greenwood cuttings, Division - below ground parts |
Plant Care: | |
Maintenance: | Low |
Pest Susceptibility: | Rabbit resistant, Fungal leaf spot, Galls |
Location(s): (ONE) Overpass North side East : by wood utility fence Location Map |