Trochocarpa clarkei, commonly known as lilac berry,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae.

Tracocarpa clarkei is a dense, often low-lying shrub that grows to a height of up to about 30 cm (12 in) and sometimes forms roots at the nodes.

[2][3][4] This species was first formally described in 1855 by Ferdinand von Mueller who gave it the name Decaspora clarkei in his paper Definitions of rare or hitherto undescribed Australian plants,[5] from specimens collected in "shady ravines at Mount Wellington, half buried in decaying leaves".

[6] In 1867, von Muller transferred the species to Trochocarpa as T. clarkei in his Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae.

[2][3][4] The fruits of lilac berry appear in autumn, about 8 mm (0.31 in) in diameter and are eaten by small mammals and birds.