Detail
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Astroloma humifusum
Native Cranberry
Notes

Uses: Cascading plant or ground cover for rockeries, embankments, verges, nature strips and roundabouts. Suitable for under shrub plantings.
Flowers at a critical time of year when few other bird pollinated species are available. Important food source for honeyeaters.
Cultural use: Indigenous peoples once ate the sweet fruits.

This plant is indigenous to the following botanical regions of South Australia.

  
:FR: Flinders Rangers  
:EA: Eastern   
:EP: Eyre Peninsula
:NL: Northern Lofty
:MU: Murray
:YP: Yorke Peninsula
:SL: Southern Lofty
:KI: Kangaroo Island
:SE: South Eastern
 
For detail on these regions refer to the user guide.

  • Height 0.1-0.5m
  • Spread 0.5-1.5m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
  • Family Epacridaceae
  • Botanical Name Astroloma humifusum
  • Common Name Native Cranberry
  • Origin SA, NSW, WA, Tas
  • Habit Prostrate, Mat-forming
  • Landscape Hills, Footslopes, Plains
  • Soil Texture Clay, Loam
  • pH Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought, Heavy frost
  • Supplementary Watering Minimal
  • Flower Colour Red
  • Flowering Time Autumn, Winter
  • Purpose Ornamental, Habitat, Bush food
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen
  • Form Groundcover
  • Indigenous to the Adelaide Region