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Acrotriche aggregata
Acrotriche aggregata, known as red cluster heath or tall groundberry, is an erect, spreading Australian shrub in the heath family that grows in forest and rainforest understorey. It is grown mainly for its small red berries and is best suited to shaded, moist, well-drained conditions.
Acrotriche aggregata, commonly known as red cluster heath, tall acrotriche or tall groundberry is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is an erect, spreading shrub, with elliptic to egg-shaped leaves, and spikes of tube-shaped, pale green, cream-coloured or white flowers, and succulent red drupes.
Red cluster heath grows in forest and rainforest from Daintree National Park in Queensland to Yerranderie in New South Wales.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Acrotriche aggregata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
