Acrothamnus montanus (R.Br.) Quinn APNI* Synonyms: Styphelia montana (R.Br.) F.Muell. APNI*
Leucopogon montanus (R.Br.) J.H.Willis APNI*
Lissanthe montana R.Br. APNI*
Description: Bushy shrub to 35 cm high; branchlets minutely scabrous.
Leaves oblong, 4.5–7.8 mm long, 1.2–2.3 mm wide; margins entire and finely toothed near apex; lamina glabrous, discolorous, upper surface flat or slightly convex, lower surface often glaucous and with 3 central ± parallel veins; petiole 0.5–1.3 mm long.
Flowers erect, generally unisexual, 3–8 flowers plus rudiment in spikes up to 7 mm long, white; bracteoles 1–1.6 mm long. Sepals 1.5–1.9 mm long. Corolla tube 1.2–1.85 mm long, glabrous; lobes 1.25–1.6 mm long.
Fruit depressed-globose, 1.8–3.4 mm long, smooth, glabrous, red.
Flowering: January–March
Distribution and occurrence: Grows in heath, grassland and on rocky slopes above 1800 m alt.; common, from Mt Stillwell and Mt Kosciusko areas.
NSW subdivisions: ST
Other Australian states: Vic. Tas.
Text by J. M. Powell, except for groups with contributors listed
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 3 (1992) as Leucopogon montanus
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