Acrotriche patula (Acrotriche patula)
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
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum:
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Ericales
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Family: Ericaceae
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Genus: Acrotriche
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