Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Styphelia ericoides Sm. |
Bibliography | Spec. Bot. New Holland 1(4): 48 (1795) |
Native Range | e. Queensland to se. Australia, Tasmania |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Description | leaves narrowly oblong to ovate, 5-12mm long, flowers ca. 5mm across, in bud rose, densely barbate, in small axillary spikes |
Size | 30-90cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | 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 | Epacris spuria Cav. Leucopogon ericoides (Sm.) R.Br. Leucopogon milliganii Gand. Leucopogon obovatus DC. Leucopogon trichocarpus (Labill.) R.Br. Styphelia spuria (Cav.) Poir. Styphelia trichocarpa Labill. |
Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (NSW New South Wales, QLD Queensland, SOA South Australia, TAS Tasmania, VIC Victoria) |