General Description | This spreading, compact shrub has been placed on the IUCN Red List as least concern. |
Shape | A shrub, either prostate or erect to 3 m. |
Cultivation | Tolerant of very infertile and wet sites. |
Notable Specimens | The Memorial University of Newfoundland Botanical Garden, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. |
Habitat | Along streams, lake shores, coasts or bogs in thickets, sandy/gravelly slopes or flats at an altitude of 0-2,000 m. |
Bark/Stem Description | Greyish-brown in colour. |
Leaf Description | Leaves to 3-8 cm, ovate-broadly elliptic, slightly sticky when first appearing. Leaves are also aromatic and bright green. |
Flower Description | Catkins showing in clusters of 3-6. |