Proteaceae FAMILY
Persoonia juniperina
Persoonia juniperina
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Persoonia juniperina is an evergreen shrub that can grow up to 0.75 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeAustralia - New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria.
HabitatMontane zone, usually on slopes or mountain sides[ 154 Title Flora of Victoria. Publication Author Ewart. A. J. Publisher University Press; Melbourne Year 1930 ISBN Description A flora of eastern Australia, it is rather short on information that is useful to the plant project. ]. Grows in heath to dry sclerophyll forest in siliceous soils, from sea level to 700 metres[ 286 Title Flora of Australia Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/abif/flora/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description The full information from the Flora of Australia - on-line. An excellent resource. ].