Tasmannia xerophila, commonly known as alpine pepperbush, is a shrub of eucalypt forest, alpine grassland and rocky terrain of New South Wales and Victoria, Australia.
| Alpine pepperbush | |
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| Tasmannia xerophila subsp. robusta, Errinundra National Park | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Canellales |
| Family: | Winteraceae |
| Genus: | Tasmannia |
| Species: | T. xerophila
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| Binomial name | |
| Tasmannia xerophila (P.Parm.) Max Gray
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Leaves are thick, oblanceolate, 1–6 cm long, 5–15 mm wide, glabrous, green on both surfaces. Flowers are white to yellow, 1 cm wide. Black globose berries are 5–10 mm long.[1]
There are two subspecies:
- Tasmannia xerophila subsp. xerophila
- Tasmannia xerophila subsp. robusta
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