Acrotriche prostrata F.Muell.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Acrotriche

Characteristics

A trailing shrub or it may lie along the ground. It grows 30-50 cm high and spreads 50-100 cm wide. The small branches often produce roots at the nodes. The leaves are 1-2 cm long and 1 cm wide. The leaves are widest near the base and taper to a fine point. The leaves are hairy on the upper surface. The flowers are tube shaped. They are 0.8 cm long and in clusters or 7-10 flowers. They grow on the older wood. They are greenish and release lots of nectar.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.23 - 0.33
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It needs a cool location. It can be in light shade. It will grow in moist, well-drained soil.
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Grows in areas with a slatey bedrock.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

The nectar is used as a drink. The fruit are eaten raw.
Uses -
Edible flowers fruits nectars
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from cuttings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Acrotriche prostrata world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:324812-1
WFO ID wfo-0000519010
COL ID 9RCY
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Acrotriche prostrata