Lissanthe sapida

Lissanthe sapida
	Blue Gum Forest, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Lissanthe
Species:	L. sapida
Binomial name
	Lissanthe sapida; R.Br.

Lissanthe sapida, sometimes referred as the native cranberry is a shrub from the family Ericaceae, found near Sydney, Australia. A rare plant, with a ROTAP rating of 3RCa, it grows in dry eucalyptus woodlands and rocky areas, of soils based on sandstone.^[1]

It usually grows to about 1 m tall, though it may be seen to 2.5 m. Leaves are narrow oblong, around 15 to 25 mm long, 2 to 4 mm wide, with a sharp point. Leaves have seven or eight ribs on the underside. The native cranberry flowers from March to September, with attractive white, bell-shaped, hanging flowers. The juicy fruit is round, red, and hairless with a flat top.

It may be seen in areas such as Bargo, Blackheath, Mountain Lagoon, and the Nepean Gorge.^[2]

This plant first appeared in the scientific literature in 1810, in the Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae, authored by the prolific Scottish botanist, Robert Brown.

References[]

^ "'Lissanthe sapida, PlantNET - NSW Flora Online". Retrieved 4 June 2011.
^ Native Plants of the Sydney District - Alan Fairley & Philip Moore ISBN 0-7318-1031-7, page 91

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[1] "'Lissanthe sapida, PlantNET - NSW Flora Online". Retrieved 4 June 2011.

[2] Native Plants of the Sydney District - Alan Fairley & Philip Moore ISBN 0-7318-1031-7, page 91

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