Acrotriche patula

(Acrotriche patula)

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Description

Rigid divaricately branched shrub to 100cm high and 60cm across, with red-brown young branches and grey older stems. Leaves thick, rigid, flat to slightly concave to 16mm long and 8mm wide; acute to acuminate, strong pointed tip; base obtuse to cordate; margins entire or serrulate towards the apex, both surfaces glabrous. Flowers pale-green appearing between June and September.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Ericales
Family:Ericaceae
Genus:Acrotriche
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