Fruits/Seeds
Bright orange or red, 3 - 4 mm in diameter.
Bushy shrub or small tree, up to 4m in height.
They can live for over 100 years.
Leaves
Oblong-shaped, usually 1 - 2.5 cm long and 0.5 cm wide.
Flowers
Solitary, white and have circular petals, 8 Usually in groups of 4 - 16 at end of branches. Creamy white in colour.across. Usually appear between December and April.
What to Observe
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First fully open single flower
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Full flowering (record all days)
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End of flowering (when 95% of the flowers have faded)
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No flowering
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Fruiting
When and Where
When To Look
- Flowering from July to October, peaking in August
- Fruiting is from August to November
Where To Look
- Coastal dunes in NSW, Victoria, Tasmania and Queensland
- In eucalypt open forests, low forests or as a cliff-top shrub
- Prefers sandy soils
What Else?
Similar Species
Coast Beard-heath (Leucopogon parviflorus) has flower lobes that contain hair and are shaped with a point at the tip of the flower.
