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Coast Beard-heath

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Scientific Name:Leucopogon parviflorus
Coast Beard-heath plant
Coast Beard-heath plant
Photo: A J Brown

Other Common Names:
Native Current

Status:
Native to all Australian States. Naturalised in New Zealand.

Plant Description:
An erect shrub to small tree. Finer branches are softly hairy. Its stiff leaves are elliptical to oblanceolate (reversed spear-shaped), 10-30 mm long and 2.5-7.5 mm wide. Leaf margins and apex sometimes recurved. Underside of leaves paler than above.

The white flowers occur in dense spikes and the ends of branches or the axils between stems and leaves. Corolla tube 1.4-1.7 mm long with 2-3 mm long lobes. Tube softly hairy inside near the throat. Fruit is a globular drupe (berry), 4.-5 mm diameter and white.

Habitat:
Coastal sand-dunes and heaths along the whole Victorian coastline.

Comments:
The fruit is edible and sweet and dispersed by birds.

Coast Beard-heath Photos

Coast Beard-heath bark
Bark of Coast Beard-heath
Photo: A J Brown
Coast Beard-heath leaves
Leaves of Coast Beard-heath
Photo: A J Brown

Coast Beard-heath flower buds
Flower buds of Coast Beard-heath
Photo: A J Brown

Coast Beard-heath flowers
Coast Beard-heath flowers
Photo: A J Brown

Coast Beard-heath fruit
Mature fruit of Coast Beard-heath
Photo: A J Brown

Coast Beard-heath leaves and flowers
Leaves and flowers of Coast Beard-heath
Photo: A J Brown

Coast Beard-heath developing fruit
Coast Beard-heath developing fruit

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