''Acrothamnus'' is a

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s in the family

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. The species, which were formerly included in the genus '' Leucopogon'', occur in eastern Australia,

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and the Pacific. They include: *''

Acrothamnus colensoi ''Acrothamnus colensoi'' is a plant species from the family Ericaceae and is endemic to New Zealand. It is a short shrub that grow to approximately 50 cm of tall, and that can spread to form mounds of up to 2 m across. Fruit are round and are ...

'' (Hook.f.) Quinn *'' Acrothamnus hookeri'' (Sond.) Quinn *''

Acrothamnus maccraei ''Acrothamnus maccraei'' is commonly known as subalpine beard-heath. Its size ranges from and it has white flowers. They are mainly dense like shrubs, with dark green spreading triangle like leaves. References Epacridoideae Ericales of Au ...

'' (F.Muell.) Quinn - subalpine beard-heath *''

Acrothamnus spathaceus ''Acrothamnus spathaceus'', also known as the mountain beard-heath, is a shrub or small tree up to high. Known from two populations. One in tropical Queensland. Also known in the McPherson Range on the border with New South Wales, as far south ...

'' (Pedley) Quinn *''

Acrothamnus suaveolens ''Acrothamnus suaveolens'' is a shrub in the family Ericaceae. It is found in alpine and sub-alpine areas of the Indomalayan and Australasian realms, including Mount Kinabalu in Borneo, Davao and Mount Apo on Mindanao, the Bantaeng mountains i ...

'' (Hook.f.) Quinn

References

Epacridoideae Ericaceae genera Ericales of Australia {{Australia-asterid-stub