| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Astroloma conostephioides (Sond.) F.Muell. ex Benth. |
| Synonyms | Stenanthera conostephioides Sond. |
| Styphelia sonderi F.Muell. | |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Description | leaves linear, coriaceous, 1-3cm long, sharply acute, flowers 15-25mm long, pendent, tubular, often very numerous, fruit berry |
| Size | 50-100cm |
| Color | bright scarlet |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | decumbent shrub |
| Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or in spring cuttings in late summer; layering in spring and fall |
| Territory |
Australasia
Australia (New South Wales , South Australia , Victoria) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ERICACEAE
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