Ericaceae FAMILY
Acrotriche prostrata
Acrotriche prostrata
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Acrotriche prostrata is a prostrate, evergreen shrub growing up to 15cm tall with trailing stems that root at intervals. The plant forms a mat of growth maybe 100 - 200cm wide after a few years. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeAustralia - Victoria
HabitatGrows in areas with a slatey bedrock[ 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. ].