Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Dracophyllum minimum F.Muell. |
Bibliography | Frag. 1: 39 (1858) |
Native Range | Tasmania |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 1300-1600m |
Description | basal leaves broad and amplexicaule, 6-8mm long, upper leaves narrowly lanceolate, acute, flower solitary, sessile, ca. 6mm long, broadly cylindrical, hidden in cushion |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | - |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed when ripe or in spring cuttings in late summer; layering in spring and fall |
Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (TAS Tasmania) |