Family: Ericaceae
Plant: An erect shrub up to 2m high with hairless branches.
Flowers: Pink to red (sometimes cream), tubular, hairy, drooping flowers in the axils of the leaves with recurved lobes and 5 prominent stamens.
Flowering: Throughout the year but mainly in July-October.
Fruit: A finely ribbed, ovoid drupe 6-8mm long.
Leaves: Alternate erect, crowded, flat to concave elliptic leaves up to 3cm long and 3-8mm wide tapering to a sharp tip and with parallel veins.
Habitat: In sheltered locations in dry sclerophyll forest and heathland.
Features: Crowded, sharp, flat to concave leaves with parallel veins. Hairless stems. Pink to red tubular flowers with exserted stamens.
Name:
Styphelia From Greek = dense (referring to its compact habit).
triflora From Latin tri = three and florus = flower (referring to its flowers).
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Shrub |
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Flowers |
Form |
Tubular/Bell-shaped, Single |
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Colour(s) |
Pink, Red, Cream |
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Petal/Sepal No. |
5 |
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Flowering Month |
7, 8, 9, 10 |
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Fruit |
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Drupe |
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Colour |
Brown |
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Other Features |
Ribbed |
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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 |
Sharp tip |
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Bark |
- |
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Habitat |
Dry sclerophyll forest, Heathland |
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