Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Montitega dealbata (R.Br.) C.M.Weiler |
Bibliography | Austral. Syst. Bot. 23: 328 (2010) |
Native Range | Tasmania |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Description | leaves 3-4mm long, narrowly oblong, obtuse or mucronate, silvery white abaxially, coriaceous, corolla to 5mm long, fruit globular, red |
Size | 5-10cm |
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 | Cyathodes dealbata R.Br. Styphelia dealbata (R.Br.) Spreng. |
Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (TAS Tasmania) |