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Sprengelia sprengelioides (R.Br.) Druce  
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FamilyERICACEAE
Genus speciesSprengelia sprengelioides (R.Br.) Druce 
BibliographyRep. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 1916: 648 (1917)
Native Rangee. Australia
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatbogs, marshes
Altitude0-100m
Descriptionleaves small, triangular, imbricate, amplexicaule, sharply acute, flowers crateriform, 1-2cm across, with overlapping ovate petals, in leafy, terminal head
Size30-100cm
Colorwhite
Bloomspring, summer
Ca-
Typeshrub
Cultivationvery moist to boggy, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed when ripe or in spring
cuttings in late summer; layering in spring and fall
SynonymsPonceletia sprengelioides R.Br.
Sprengelia ponceletia F.Muell.
Territory5 Australasia
     50 Australia (NSW New South Wales, QLD Queensland)
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