Ericaceae FAMILY

Acrothamnus montanus

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Leucopogon montanus is an evergreen bushy shrub usually growing around 35cm tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeAustralia - Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales

HabitatAlpine zone, usually at elevations over 1,500 metres[ 154 Title Flora of Victoria. Publication Author Ewart. A. J. Publisher University Press; Melbourne Year 1930 ISBN Description A flora of eastern Australia, it is rather short on information that is useful to the plant project. ]. Heath, grassland and on rocky slopes[ 365 Title Flora of New South Wales Publication Author Website http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants. ].