Family: Ericaceae
Plant: An erect shrub up to 1.5m high.
Flowers: White, tubular flowers 3mm long with 5 spreading lobes. Flowers arranged along erect terminal or upper axillary spikes up to 4cm long. The inside of the lobes are hairy.
Flowering: September-December.
Fruit: An ovoid drupe 2-4mm long, green turning red.
Leaves: Soft, elliptic to ovate 1-4cm long and 2-6mm wide with conspicuous longitudinal veins.
Habitat: Common in sunny sheltered spots in dry sclerophyll forest.
Features: Soft leaves with longitudinal veins. White woolly flowers in axillary spikes.
Name:
Leucopogon From Greek leuco = white and pogon = beard (referring to its bearded flowers)
lanceolatus From Latin = lance-like (referring to its leaves)
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Shrub |
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Flowers |
Form |
Tubular/Bell-shaped, Cluster |
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Colour(s) |
White |
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Petal/Sepal No. |
5 |
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Flowering Month |
9, 10, 11, 12 |
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Fruit |
Type |
Drupe |
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Colour |
Red, Green |
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Other Features |
- |
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Leaves |
Arrangement |
Alternate |
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Type |
Simple |
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Shape |
Oval |
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Length |
Short |
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Margins |
Entire |
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Attachment |
Unstalked |
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Other Features |
Tapered-tip |
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Bark |
- |
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Habitat |
Dry sclerophyll forest |
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