Richea dracophylla

Kuntze Richea dracophylla is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae.

[2] It is a tall, sparsely branched shrub which can grow to 5 metres high, but usually less.

[2][3] The leaves are arranged spirally around the stems and are about 22 cm long and taper to a point.

[3] Dense clusters of white flowers appear at the end of the branches in spring.

[2] The species was first formally described by botanist Robert Brown in 1810 in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae, based on collections made at Mount Wellington.

Shrub growing in southern Tasmania