Tasmannia xerophila
Tasmannia xerophila, commonly known as alpine pepperbush, is a shrub of eucalypt forest, alpine grassland and rocky terrain of New South Wales and Victoria, Australia.
Alpine pepperbush | |
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Tasmannia xerophila subsp. robusta, Errinundra National Park | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Magnoliids |
Order: | Canellales |
Family: | Winteraceae |
Genus: | Tasmannia |
Species: | T. xerophila |
Binomial name | |
Tasmannia xerophila (P.Parm.) Max Gray | |
Leaves are thick, oblanceolate, 1โ6 cm long, 5โ15 mm wide, glabrous, green on both surfaces. Flowers are white to yellow, 1 cm wide. Black globose berries are 5โ10 mm long.[1]
There are two subspecies:
- Tasmannia xerophila subsp. xerophila
- Tasmannia xerophila subsp. robusta
See also
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