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Dracophyllum pubescens Cheeseman  
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FamilyERICACEAE
Genus speciesDracophyllum pubescens Cheeseman 
BibliographyMan. New Zealand Fl.: 426 (1906)
Native RangeNew Zealand
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland and thickets
Descriptionbranchlets dark russet, leaves crowded at apex of branchlets, coriaceous, glaucous, subglabrous, acute, pungent, flowers 3-5 in spikes at lateral branchlets
Size10-15cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed when ripe or in spring
cuttings in late summer; layering in spring and fall
Territory5 Australasia
     51 New Zealand (NZS New Zealand South)
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