| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Richea sprengelioides (R.Br.) F.Muell. |
| Bibliography | Fragm. 6: 68 (1867) |
| Native Range | Tasmania |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | thickets |
| Description | leaves broadly ovate-lanceolate, 8-12mm long, spreading, apically with hard spine, flowers in short spike or head |
| Size | 30-100cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or in spring cuttings in late summer; layering in spring and fall |
| Synonyms | Cystanthe sprengelioides R.Br. Dracophyllum sprengelioides (R.Br.) S.Venter |
| Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (TAS Tasmania) |