Ericaceae FAMILY

Brachyloma ciliatum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Brachyloma ciliatum is a slender, evergreen, dwarf suckering shrub, often prostrate with ascending branches; it can grow 20 - 45cm tall[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. , 1109 Title VicFlora - Flora of Victoria Publication Author Website https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An om-line flora for the state of Victoria, Australia. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental, though it is rather difficult to cultivate.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeAustralia - Southern Australia, Victoria and Tasmania

HabitatHeathland and woodland on sandy or skeletal substrates[ 1109 Title VicFlora - Flora of Victoria Publication Author Website https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An om-line flora for the state of Victoria, Australia. ]. Dry, stony hills.