| Common Name: | Trailing Ground-berry |
| Synonym: | |
| Family: | Epacridaceae |
| Size: | Prostrate-15cm x 1-2m |
| Description: | Open trailing plant with stems rooting at intervals, shorter branches hairy, may become erect. |
| Leaves: | Small stem-clasping triangular leaves with a pointed tip, 4-16mm x 1-8mm. |
| Flowering: | Dense spikes of small tubular flowers with open lobes, on old wood. Succulent egg-shaped fruit. Nectar is edible. |
| Flower Colour: | Light green |
| Flowering Time: | May to September |
| Growing Conditions: | Moist to well drained situations in forests in clay soils. Frost tolerant. Partial sun to full shade. |
| Garden Use: | Trailing plant for understorey planting, shady rockeries, hanging baskets. Can be grown with ferns. |
| Related Species: | |
| Plant Communities: | 7, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 36, 46 |
| Conservation Status: | Widespread within the Shire. Endemic to Victoria. |
| Aboriginal Use: | Food - suck out nectar |
| Commercially available: | Specialist Australian plant nursery |
| Bird Attracting: | Nectar, berries |
| Butterfly Attracting: | No |
| Frog Habitat: | No |
| Photographer: | 1, 4 Peter Kinchington ©; 2, 3 Marilyn Gray © |