Characteristics
A dense rounded shrub. It can be 1-5 m tall. It has many branches. The leaves are dull green and narrowly oval. They are 1-3 cm long by 8 mm wide. They are more pale underneath. The tips and edges curve backwards. The flower buds are pink and white. The flowers are white and tubular. They are 5 mm across. They are softly hairy on the inside. The lobes are furry and spreading. The flowers occur in dense clusters in the axils of leaves near the ends of branches. The fruit are round and yellowish-green. They are 0.4 cm across. The fruit are edible. The seeds is not eaten.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
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| Growth support |
free-standing
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| Foliage retention |
evergreen
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| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
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| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
-
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| Mature height (meter) |
1.0 - 5.0
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| Root system |
-
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| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
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| Root diameter (meter) |
-
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| Flower color |
-
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| Blooming months |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | | Apr | May | Jun | | Jul | Aug | Sep | | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Fruit color |
-
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| Fruiting months |
-
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| Nitrogen fixer |
-
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| Photosynthetic pathway |
c3
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Environment
It is a temperate plant. It grows in coastal regions. It grows on sand dunes and heaths near the sea. It can only stand light frost. It needs good drainage. It suits hardiness zones 8-10. Tasmania Herbarium. Arboretum Tasmania.
| Light |
-
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| Soil humidity |
-
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| Soil texture |
-
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| Soil acidity |
-
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| Soil nutriment |
-
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| Hardiness (USDA) |
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Usage
The ripe fruit are eaten.
| Uses |
-
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| Edible
|
fruits
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| Therapeutic use
|
-
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| Human toxicity |
-
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| Animal toxicity |
-
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Cultivation
Plants can be grown from seed or cuttings. It is not easy to propagate.
| Mode |
seedlings
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| Germination duration (days) |
-
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| Germination temperacture (C°) |
-
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| Germination luminosity |
-
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| Germination treatment |
-
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| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Size |
-
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| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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