Myrtaceae FAMILY

Kunzea muelleri

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Kunzea muelleri is an erect to spreading evergreen shrub or subshrub that can grow up to 100cm tall[ 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeAustralia - southeast New South Wales and northeast Victoria.

HabitatFound in alpine, subalpine or montane heathland[ 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. ]. Heaths, especially in wet areas near bogs, at elevations up to the alpine zone.