Source: Launceston Field Naturalists Club 2008 A Guide to Flowers & Plants of Tasmania, 4th Edition, Reed New Holland, Chatswood.
Family: Santalaceae
Scientific name: Exocarpos cupressiformis
Common Name: Common Native-cherry
Distribution: Common in light forests TAS, VIC, NSW, ACT, Qld, SA.
General Information: Flowers in September - November, small tree to 8metres, leaves reduced to scales. The flower stalks thicken and ripen into red, edible fruit with a ripe ovary on top. Stems grooved.
Specimen: Inverawe Native Gardens, TAS, Dec 2009.