Eucryphia milliganii

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Alpine leatherwood

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Eucryphia milliganii
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Eucryphia milliganii
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Eucryphia milliganii
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What to Eat

Edible parts: Flowers - honey

The flowers produce honey.

Where to Find It

It grows in higher altitudes in cool temperate places. Arboretum Tasmania.

Australia*, Tasmania*,

Countries: Australia

How to Identify

A small tree of bush. It grows 3 m tall. The leaves are small. The flowers are white.

Wikipedia

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Eucryphia milliganii, also known as the dwarf leatherwood, is a shrub or small tree endemic to areas of Tasmania. It grows in western and southern Tasmania, where it is most commonly found in alpine and sub-alpine heath areas. It is related to the popular horticulture plant Eucryphia lucida also known as Leatherwood.

Notes

It has also been put in the family Eucryphiaceae.

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