| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Styphelia humifusa (Cav.) Pers. |
| Bibliography | Syn. Pl. 1: 174 (1805) |
| Native Range | se. Australia, Tasmania |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Description | leaves linear, ca. 1cm long, spinescent, corolla ca. 15mm long, tubular, at mouth constricted, lobes 5, small |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | bright red |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or in spring cuttings in late summer; layering in spring and fall |
| Synonyms | Astroloma denticulatum R.Br. Astroloma humifusum (Cav.) R.Br. Astroloma humifusum var. denticulatum (R.Br.) Guilf. Styphelia denticulata Spreng. Ventenatia humifusa Cav. |
| Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (NSW New South Wales, SOA South Australia, TAS Tasmania, VIC Victoria) |