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Lissanthe strigosa (Sm.) R.Br.  
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FamilyERICACEAE
Genus speciesLissanthe strigosa (Sm.) R.Br. 
BibliographyProdr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 540 (1810)
Native Rangee. & se. Australia, Tasmania
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatthickets and steppes
Descriptionleaves narrowly lanceolate to linear, ca. 1cm long, hard, acute, adaxially shiny, flowers 3-4, with rose calyx, in raceme, corolla tube 4mm long with short lobes
Size25-50cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeshrub
Cultivationsunny site with a deep, drained soil
alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed when ripe or in spring
cuttings in late summer; layering in spring and fall
SynonymsLissanthe intermedia A.Cunn. ex DC.
Lissanthe mucronata DC.
Lissanthe rigida Benth.
Lissanthe ulicina A.Cunn. ex DC.
Styphelia strigosa Sm.
Territory5 Australasia
     50 Australia (NSW New South Wales, QLD Queensland, SOA South Australia, TAS Tasmania, VIC Victoria)
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