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Grass tree, Totorowhiti, turpenitine shrub
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name: Grass tree, Totorowhiti, turpentine
shrub |
Botanical
name: Dracophyllum strictum |
| Family: Epacridaceae |
Maximum height: 2
metres |
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Where found:
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- Generally only found in sedimentary hill
country on banks
- Up to 800 metres
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| Description: |
- An erect shrub with spreading leaves and reddish-brown branches
- Pale green leaves (35-100mm x 7-12mm) have finely serrated margins
- The flowers, which are quite large for the plant, are white/pale
pink and occur crowded on short stalks on panicles 5-10cm long,
flowering during April and May
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PHOTO: DOC

PHOTOS:
Barry Hartley
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