Lissanthe strigosa ssp. subulata
Peach Heath
Rigid open much-branched prickly suckering shrub with downy branchlets.
Additional information
- FamilyEricaceae
- StoreyLower storey
- Size0.1-1 m x 0.5 m
- Plant groupingShrubs to 2m
- LeavesErect to spreading stiff prickly narrow to lance-shaped leaves, 6-17 mm x 0.7-2 mm, whitish below between raised parallel veins.
- Flower colourPink or white, pink sepals
- Flowering timeAugust to November
- FlowersClusters of 2-9 small highly fragrant urn-shaped flowers in upper leaf axils, calyx tiny, flowers slightly downy or hairy. Round succulent fruit.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsDry well drained soils in dry forests and woodlands. Semi shade.
- Garden useAttractive shrub in flower for underplanting in shrubberies, treed areas and rockeries.
- Commercially availableUnlikely to be available within the Shire of Yarra Ranges
- Conservation statusSignificant within the Shire. Known from very few local sites. More common outside the Shire boundary.
- Aboriginal Use Food - fruit
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Photographer/s: 1 Russell Best, NatureShare ©; 2 Murray Fagg © Australian National Botanic Garden; 3, 5 Brian Walters ©; 4 Andrew Brown, NatureShare ©
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