Scientific Name: Agiortia pedicellata (was Leucopogon pedicellatus)

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  • Pronunciation:
    lu-co-PO-gon ped-ee-sill-ARE-tus
  • Common Name:
    Whitebeard, Wallum Bearded Heath
  • Type:
    shrub
  • Family:
    EPACRIDACEAE
  • Flowers:
    spring, white, hairy throat
  • Fruit:
    red
  • Vegetation Type:
    Wallum Woodland,
  • Species List:
    Weyba Nature Refuge, Eumarella Rd., Fraser Island, Cranks Creek, Batianoff 87, TAFE, Girraween, Noosa River NP, BHNR
Identification Notes

Flowers in clusters at the ends of branches. Leaves - two types, both paler on underside, curl under when dry, terminate in rigid points. Fruit red.

Landscaping Notes

Suitable plant for appropriate soil conditions (see Vegetation type)