Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Leucopogon pilifer N.A.Wakef. |
Bibliography | Vict. Naturalist 72: 58 (1956) |
Native Range | se. Australia, Tasmania |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | thickets and heaths |
Description | leaves oblong or narrowly elliptic, at margins long sericeous hirsute, otherwise glabrous, flat, shortly petiolate, flowers erect, 4-7, 9-12mm long, in short spikes |
Size | 2-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring, 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 | Styphelia pilifera (N.A.Wakef.) J.H.Willis |
Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (NSW New South Wales, TAS Tasmania, VIC Victoria) |