Styphelia ericoides

Pink Beard-heath

Slender erect wiry shrub with hairy branchlets.

Additional information

• SynonymLeucopogon ericoides
• FamilyEricaceae
• StoreyLower storey
• Size0.3-2 m x 0.3-1 m
• Plant groupingShrubs to 2m
• LeavesPrickly convex oblong to elliptic dull green leaves 3-15 mm x 1-2.5 mm, variously hairless, rough or hairy above or below, parallel veined below, margins strongly curved under.
• Flower colourWhite or pink, buds pink
• Flowering timeAugust to October
• FlowersShort erect spikes of 2-8 (usually 3) small, densely bearded flowers in upper leaf axils. Fruit a dryish single-seeded berry (drupe).
• Bird attractingBerries
• Butterfly attractingNo
• Frog habitatNo
• Growing conditionsWell drained soil in heathy woodlands, occasionally in moist forests. Semi shade.
• Garden useDrift through trees as an understorey. Use in rockeries and cottage gardens.
• Commercially availableSpecialist Australian plant nursery
• Conservation statusSignificant within the Shire. Known from few local sites. More common outside the Shire boundary.
• Aboriginal Use Food - drupes

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