Coast Beard heath

Stephen L (Clare) SA — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 06:04:00 GMT

Erect shrub or small tree, 120–500 cm high; branchlets finely pubescent. Leaves elliptic to oblanceolate, 11–29 mm long, 2.4–7.5 mm wide; apex sometimes recurved; margins ± recurved, lamina discolorous, paler below glabrous, upper surface usually slightly convex or flat, lower surface striate-veined; petiole ± absent. Flowers erect, 7–13 together in densely clustered spikes 10–32 mm long, white; peduncles pubescent; bracteoles 1–1.35 mm long, white. Sepals 1.5–1.8 mm long, white. Corolla tube 1.4–1.7 mm long, finely pubescent inside near throat; lobes 2–3 mm long and flowers throughout the year.
Family: Ericaceae Genus: Leucopogon Species: parviflorus Main Flower Colour: White

Coast Beard-heath

John Baas — Sat, 20 Dec 2014 22:33:00 GMT

Erect, densely branched shrub or tree, (0.2-)0.3-3(-5) m high. Fl. white, Feb to Mar or Jun to Oct. Sandy soils over limestone or granite. Coastal dunes & limestone.
Family: Ericaceae Genus: Leucopogon Species: parviflorus Main Flower Colour: White

Ericaceae Leucopogon parviflorus Wildflowers

Coast Beard heath

Coast Beard-heath