Family: Winteraceae

Scientific name: Tasmannia lanceolata

Common Name: Mountain Pepper

Distribution: Vic, Tas, NSW, ACT

General Information: Flowering October-November, shrub with red stalks and elliptical, dark-green leaves.

Specimen: (male - many stamens), Mountain River, Tasmania and Hartz Mountains National Park (below).

Source: Launceston Field Naturalists Club 2008 A Guide to Flowers & Plants of Tasmania, 4th Edition, Reed New Holland, Chatswood.