Gaultheria mucronata

Gaultheria mucronata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Gaultheria
Species:	Gaultheria mucronata
Binomial name
	Gaultheria mucronata;

Gaultheria mucronata is a species of plant in the family Ericaceae, is a native to southern Chile.^[1] It produces purple plum-shaped fruits. Commonly known as "Chaura". While the fruits are edible, they are tasteless. In North America this frost-tolerant species is often grown as an ornamental plant.

References

^ U.S. Department of Agriculture (2008) Gaultheria mucronata [1]

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[1] U.S. Department of Agriculture (2008) Gaultheria mucronata [1]

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