Ericaceae FAMILY
Acrotriche depressa
Acrotriche depressa
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Acrotriche depressa is an evergreen, low-growing, much-branched shrub that can grow up to 80cm tall and about 60cm wide.. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeAustralia - Victoria, Southern Australia and Western Australia
HabitatSandy loams[ 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. ]. Rocky hillsides, often lightly shaded by gum trees; growing in humus-rich, decomposed quartzite soils[ 1054 Title Inventory of Seeds and Plants Imported Vol. 61 Publication USDA Bureau of Plant Industry Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher USDA; Washington Year 1922 ISBN Description A list of plants and seed imported into the USA in late 1919. It often contains information about the plants. ].