Leucopogon leptospermoides R.Br. APNI* Synonyms: Leucopogon pauciflorus R.Br. APNI*
Styphelia pauciflora (R.Br.) Spreng. APNI*
Description: Erect bushy shrub 60–100 cm high; branchlets pubescent.
Leaves ± erect, elliptic to oblanceolate or oblong-obovate, 8.5–12 mm long, 1.5–2.2 mm wide; apex often ± recurved;, margins ciliolate; lamina concolorous, glabrous, ± flat, lower surface finely striate-veined; petiole 0.3–0.4 mm long.
Flowers erect or spreading, usually solitary, rarely 2 or 3 plus rudiment, forming clusters at end of branchlets, white bracteoles 1.2–1.9 mm long. Sepals 2.3–3.1 mm long. Corolla tube 1.6–2.4 mm long, glabrous; lobes 1.2–2.8 mm long, densely bearded with reflexed hairs inside.
Fruit ovoid to ellipsoid, 3.3–4 mm long, 5-angled, glabrous.
Flowering: August–January, mainly September-November, rarely April
Distribution and occurrence: Grows in coastal heath and open woodland on sand, north from Hawks Nest.
NSW subdivisions: NC
Other Australian states: Qld
Text by J. M. Powell, except for groups with contributors listed
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 3 (1992)
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