Species
Ugni molinae (Chilean guava)
Ugni molinae. Photo: (c) Eitel Carlos Thielemann Pinto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Ugni molinae, commonly known as Chilean guava, or strawberry myrtle, is a shrub native to Chile and adjacent regions of southern Argentina. The local Spanish name is murta, and the Mapuche Native American name is “Uñi” or Uñiberry. It is in the same botanical family as the guava.
Sightings
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