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Archeria serpyllifolia

Archeria serpyllifolia
Photo: Walter Hood Fitch, Public domain
Family
Ericaceae (Heather family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
Tasmania
Climate
subtropical

About

Archeria serpyllifolia is a dense, compact, low growing shrub, that is endemic to Tasmania, Australia, inhabiting the undisturbed alpine areas of southern and south-west Tasmania. This plant is commonly referred to by Australasian naturalists as thyme archeria.

Where it grows

Archeria serpyllifolia is endemic to south-western Tasmania. It is largely found on acidic soils and grows in montane environments at higher altitudes in shrublands and forests. This alpine shrub often inhabits areas of mainly unburnt vegetation.

Other Archeria plants

Archeria comberi · Archeria eriocarpa · Archeria hirtella · Archeria racemosa · Archeria traversii · Archeria

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Archeria serpyllifolia 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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