Pumila Pentachondra (Pentachondra pumila)

Family: Epacridaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Pentachondra pumila is an evergreen Shrub growing to 0.1 m (0ft 4in) by 0.5 m (1ft 8in). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 8. It is in leaf all year, in flower from June to July. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid and neutral soils and can grow in very acid soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Berries

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Sweet and watery. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; Sweet and watery.; The fruit is a fleshy drupe about 12mm in diameter and comprising about 5 - 10 one-seeded nuts.

Habitat & North American Range

Boggy and peaty ground on heaths, tall alpine herb fields and sod-tussock grassland in the alpine and sub-alpine zones of Australia. (Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10)