English: White waratah.
Genus: 1 species.
Region: south coast and western Tasmania.
Clades: Symphionematoideae.
Habitat: heaths and button grass sedgelands; scrub, alpine regions; prefers well-drained, poor soils; rainforests as a small tree; shrub in all other situations.
Ecology: highly susceptible to Phytophthora cinnamomi dieback.
BotanyEvergreen shrub to small tree.
Leaves: dark green, hairless; almost succulent.
Inflorescence: erect spikes; at the ends of the branches.
Flowers: white; numerous; 8 to 12 cm high; blooming in January and February.