Common name: Cranberry Heath Family name: Epacridaceae Botanical name: Astroloma humifusum Flowering/fruiting season: Fruits early spring-autumn (Flood, 1980:96)

Location:
'In dry habitats in woodland or forest at lower elevations' (Burbidge & Gray, 1976:292)

Use:

• Food
• 'Sweet pulp of small berries (eaten raw)' (Flood, 1980:96)

Notes:
Bush to c. 30cm - leaves '… end in a needle-like point. Bright red, tubular flowers are followed by greenish fruits with a sweet, viscid pulp surrounding the stone.' (Cribb & Cribb, 1987:14)

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Use code:
FRT, NEC

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