Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Acrotriche divaricata is a prickly shrub native to southern , growing to 2 metres tall. Often found in sheltered sites, near or in eucalyptus forest. Mostly seen growing south of . The specific epithet divaricata, refers to the plant's form, being straggling and much branched. In 1810, this species appeared in scientific literature, in , authored by the prolific Scottish botanist, . The Ericaceae consists of , , and with leaves that are usually alternate or whorled, simple and without , and flowers. The flowers show considerable variability. The are often fused () with shapes ranging from narrowly tubular to funnelform or widely bowl-shaped. The corollas are usually radially symmetrical () but many flowers of the genus Rhododendron are somewhat bilaterally symmetrical ().