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Snow Beard Heath

Acrothamnus montanus

Snow Beard Heath
Photo: Today876tomorrow, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Ericaceae (Heather family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
Tasmania
Climate
temperate

About

Acrothamnus montanus, also known as snow beard heath, is a native Australian bushy shrub commonly found in sub-alpine to alpine areas of southeast Australia.

Acrothamnus montanus has been previously known as Leucopogon montanus, Lissanthe montana and Styphelia montana.

Where it grows

Acrothamnus montanus is distributed in sub-alpine and alpine areas across the Australian states of New South Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania.

Other Acrothamnus plants

Colenso's Mingimingi · Mountain Beard Heath · Subalpine Beard Heath · Acrothamnus spathaceus · Acrothamnus suaveolens · Acrothamnus · Leucopogon melaleucoides

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Acrothamnus montanus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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