| Family | STYLIDIACEAE |
| Genus species | Forstera bidwillii Hook.f. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Nov.-Zel. 1: 155 (1852) |
| Native Range | New Zealand |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | leaves crowded, imbricate, ca. 1cm long, subcoriacous, linear-oblong, flowers 1-3, pedunculate, 6-10mm across, with distinct tube, lobes 5-7, obovate-oblong |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Forstera truncatella Colenso |
| Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZN New Zealand North, NZS New Zealand South) |