| Family | ESCALLONIACEAE |
| Genus species | Tribeles australis Phil. |
| Synonyms | Tribeles philippii Macloskie |
| Habitat | cold steppes |
| Altitude | 0-1300m |
| Description | leaves alternate, sessile, oblong-elliptic, 6-12mm long, coriaceous, usually tridentate, flowers solitary, stellate, on short lateral shoots |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | pale bluish, white |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | subshrub, carpet |
| Cultivation | open site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed when ripe cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina South , Chile South) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ESCALLONIACEAE
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