Tasmannia xerophila

Alpine pepperbush
Tasmannia xerophila, robusta subsp., Errinundra National Park
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Magnoliids
Order:Canellales
Family:Winteraceae
Genus:Tasmannia
Species: T. xerophila
Binomial name
Tasmannia xerophila
(P.Parm.) Max Gray

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.

Leaves are thick, oblanceolate, 1–6 cm long, 5–15 mm wide, glabrous, green on both surfaces. Flowers are white to yellow, 1 cm wide. Black globose berries are 5–10 mm long.[1]

There are two subspecies:

  • Tasmannia xerophila ssp. xerophila
  • Tasmannia xerophila ssp. robusta

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