Description: A low, trailing evergreen shrub. It forms dense mats from 5 to 15cm tall with bark that is reddish and scaly. The leaves are thick, oblong, rounded and tapered at the base. When flowering, you will see pink flowers growing in small clusters. The berries are small, round and red, though inside they are white, dry and have large seeds.
Habitat: Dry slopes, sand and well-drained soils in exposed areas.
Aboriginal Use: Despite their dryness several coastal indigenous groups ate these berries fresh. They were usually soaked in water, grease, seal oil, and recently butter to reduce dryness and prevent constipation. Before contact with Europeans many groups also smoked the Kinnikinnick leaves like tobacco.