10 – 15 cm kõrgune, roomavate hargnevate okstega igihaljas kääbuspõõsas

kanarbikuliste (Ericaceae) sugukonda, leesika (Arctostaphylos) perekonda kuuluv pohlasarnane puhmastaim, flowering prostrate evergreen shrubs of the heath family (Ericaceae), occurring widely throughout the northern reaches of Europe, Asia, and North America in rocky and sandy woods and in open areas