Snow Wreath

Woollsia pungens

''Woollsia'' is a monotypic genus in the family Ericaceae. The sole species, ''Woollsia pungens'', known as snow heath, is a small shrub found in eastern Australia, from Pigeon House Mountain in southern New South Wales north into Queensland.
Snow Heath  Australia,Fall,Geotagged,Snow Wreath,Woollsia pungens

Distribution

In the Sydney region, ''Woollsia pungens'' grows in heathland with such species as saw banksia, mountain devil, grasstree, and open sclerophyll forest under such trees as Sydney peppermint, scribbly gum and red bloodwood.
Snow Heath  Australia,Geotagged,Winter,Woollsia,Woollsia pungens

Habitat

In the Sydney region, ''Woollsia pungens'' grows in heathland with such species as saw banksia , mountain devil , grasstree , and open sclerophyll forest under such trees as Sydney peppermint , scribbly gum and red bloodwood .Plants are thought to live 10–20 years in the wild. They are generally killed by bushfire, with new seedlings growing from seed stored in the soil.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderEricales
FamilyEricaceae
GenusWoollsia
SpeciesW. pungens
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Australia