Lissanthe strigosa (Sm.) R.Br.

Species

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Characteristics

A small wiry shrub. It has many branches. It grows up to 20-100 cm high. It often forms a clump of low growing plants. The leaves are 0.4-1.3 cm long and 0.2 cm wide. They are narrow and thin. They have a sharp point at the tip. Underneath there is a white stripe. The flowers are 0.3 cm long. The flowers are white or pale pink. The buds are pink. The fruit are fleshy. They are 0.4 cm across. They are white or pale pink when ripe.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.6
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows naturally in the understorey in dry woodlands. It can grow on acid or alkaline soils and sands or loamy soils. They can tolerate dry periods and frost. Tasmania Herbarium.
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Heath and dry sclerophyll forests, usually on sandy soils.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses food
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seed or cuttings. Fresh seed should be used.
Mode seedlings
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Images

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Lissanthe strigosa unspecified picture

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:325521-1
WFO ID wfo-0001268054
COL ID 6QJDH
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Lissanthe strigosa Styphelia strigosa

Lower taxons

Lissanthe strigosa subsp. subulata