''Acrotriche divaricata'' is a prickly shrub native to southern

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, growing to 2 metres tall. Often found in sheltered sites, near

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or in

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forest. Mostly seen growing south of

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. The specific epithet ''divaricata'', refers to the plant's form, being straggling and much branched.Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, page 105 In 1810, this species appeared in scientific literature, in ''

Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae ''Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen'' (Prodromus of the Flora of New Holland and Van Diemen's Land) is a flora of Australia written by botanist Robert Brown and published in 1810. Often referred to as ''Prodromus Flora Novae ...

'', authored by the prolific Scottish botanist, Robert Brown.

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