Wittsteinia vacciniacea
Baw Baw Berry
Sprawling subshrub with erect stems, spreading by underground stems. Branchlets downy.
Additional information
- FamilyAlseuosmiaceae
- StoreyLower storey
- Size10-40 cm high
- Plant groupingHerbs & Groundcovers <1m
- LeavesSpreading dark green elliptic to egg-shaped leaves, wider towards tip, 4-52 mm x 2.5-30 mm, distinctly veined above, paler below, tip pointed to rounded, margins toothed, pointing forward. Tuft of long brown hairs at leaf axils.
- Flower colourPale green
- Flowering timeNovember to January
- FlowersFragrant bell-shaped flowers to 7 mm long, lobes curved back, wavy, 1-3 in leaf axils. Round fleshy greenish-white berries.
- Bird attractingBerries
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsMoist soils in rainforest and alpine ash forest in sheltered positions. Frost and snow tolerant. Semi-shade to dappled shade.
- Garden useSlowly spreading plant for moist protected position.
- Commercially availableUnlikely to be available within the Shire of Yarra Ranges
- Conservation statusRare in Victoria with few known populations. Occurs in a restricted area within the Shire. Endemic to Victoria.
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Photographer/s: 1, 4 Marilyn Bull ©; 2, 3 Ken Harris ©
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