| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Androstoma empetrifolium Hook.f. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Antarct. 1: 44 (1844) |
| Native Range | Antipodean Islands, New Zealand |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | leaves silvery grey, linear, obtuse, margins revolute, ciliate, flowers fragrant, 1-4 in terminal raceme |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | creamy white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or in spring cuttings in late summer; layering in spring and fall |
| Synonyms | Cyathodes empetrifolia (Hook.f.) Hook.f. Styphelia androstoma F.Muell. Styphelia empetrifolia (Hook.f.) Hook.f. Styphelia taxifolia Sleumer |
| Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (ATP Antipodean Is., NZN New Zealand North, NZS New Zealand South) |