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Richea scoparia Hook.f.  
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FamilyERICACEAE
Genus speciesRichea scoparia Hook.f. 
BibliographyLondon J. Bot. 6: 273 (1847)
Native RangeTasmania
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionleaves narrowly lanceolate, with broad, openly vaginate base, straight and spreading, with scabrous margins and acute apex, flowers in spicate panicle, 4-12cm long
Size40-300cm
Colororange, pink, red
Bloomsummer
Ca-
Typeshrub
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed when ripe or in spring
cuttings in late summer; layering in spring and fall
SynonymsCystanthe scoparia (Hook.f.) Kuntze
Dracophyllum persistentifolium S.Venter
Richea angustifolia B.L.Burtt
Territory5 Australasia
     50 Australia (TAS Tasmania)
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