| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Acrothamnus colensoi (Hook.f.) Quinn |
| Synonyms | Leucopogon colensoi Hook.f. |
| Cyathodes colensoi (Hook.f.) Hook.f. | |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | montane-subalpine |
| Description | leaves verticillate, linear, 1cm, adaxially silver grey, abaxially white, with three parallel, blue-grey lines, flowers in terminal umbel, fragrant, fruit rose or white |
| Size | 20-25cm |
| Color | creamy |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | decumbent shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or in spring cuttings in late summer; layering in spring and fall |
| Territory |
Australasia
New Zealand (New Zealand South) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ERICACEAE
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