Common name
WaxberryFamily
Ericaceae
Grimwade Sheet No.
50
Original identification
Gaultheria hispidaDistribution (from Flora of Victoria)
Vic. EHL, SNOW, EG - also NSW.
Scattered but locally common in tall, well-watered forests, subalpine scrubs and woodlands of the eastern ranges from about Healesville to the NSW border, often in rocky terrain and on road cuttings etc.
Flowering time
Nov. - Dec.