Honeypots (Acrotriche serrulata)

Family: Epacridaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Acrotriche serrulata is a SHRUB growing to 0.3 m (1ft) by 0.5 m (1ft 8in). The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Fruit - raw. The succulent, greyish-green, globose fruit is 3 - 5mm in diameter. The fruits are sometimes harvested from the wild as a food. — The succulent, greyish-green, globose fruit is 3 - 5mm in diameter.; The fruits are sometimes harvested from the wild as a food.

Habitat & North American Range

Dry sclerophyll forests on sandy soil and loam over sandstone, basalt or granite, at elevations from 800 - 1,300 metres. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)