Ericaceae FAMILY
Pentachondra pumila
Pentachondra pumila
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Pentachondra pumila is an evergreen shrub that can grow up to 0.10 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeAustralia - New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria. New Zealand.
HabitatBoggy and peaty ground[ 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. ] on heaths, tall alpine herb fields and sod-tussock grassland in the alpine and sub-alpine zones of Australia[ 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. ].