EPACRIDACEAE

Southern endemic Pentachondra

 

<1.0m (100cm) 

Large, white and hairy, in groups of 1-3 near the ends of branches. 

Berries or drupes 

Small shrub wih hairy branches which may be erect or prostrate. 

Break O'Day; Burnie; Derwent Valley; Flinders Island; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; Kingborough; Meander Valley; Sorell; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard 

Coastal Vegetation; Acid moors; Subalpine 

Tas. endemic. A subalpine plant on Mt. Wellington, locally abundant. Also found on acid moors in the Upper Huon Valley and on the east coast at Eaglehawk Neck, Swanport and Schouten Island and in the extreme south at Whale head. 

Moist; Shady 

Hardy 

Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Poorly-drained; Well-drained 

Suitable below powerlines. 

Insignificant berry-like fruits which are actually drupes 

Fermentation 

 

 

Difficult to propagage from seed collected from plants. Seeds are said to germinate better after passage through a bird's intestine. 

 

No 

 

 

No 

Cuttings may be struck with some difficulty. Particular care should be taken when handling the minute seedlings because they develop long, fine roots. A well-composted soil is essential and care should be taken not to let plants dry out.