Family:
Epacridaceae
Melichrus urceolatus
Urn Heath
(syn. Styphelia urceolatus)
Other Names: Honey-gland Heath
Regional Subspecies:
Occurrence:
Regional:
Common predominantly east of the Olympic Highway.
Habitat:
Dry sclerophyll forest, Cypress Pine woodland and wattle scrub on skeletal sandy or loamy soils.
Habit:
Upright, stiffly-branched shrub 20-150 cm high with prickly leaves and downy branches.
Flowering:
Crowded white, cream or yellow-green urn-shaped flowers, Mar-Nov.
Seed Collection:
Collect fruit when ripe. Wash off or eat fruit pulp and store or sow seed.
Propagation:
From cuttings of relatively soft young growth. May be difficult to strike. Very difficult from seed.
Regeneration:
Regenerates from a lignotuber.
VALUES:
Wildlife:
Good habitat.
Ornamental:
Attractive in gardens. Prune moderately.
Other:
Edible fruit.