Scientific Name: Leucopogon pimeleoides (was L. lanceolatus)

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  • Pronunciation:
    lew-co-PO-gon pie-mel-ee-OIE-dees
  • Common Name:
    Bushy Whitebeard
  • Type:
    Shrub
  • Family:
    EPACRIDACEAE
  • Flowers:
    White spring spasmodically throughout year, hairy throat
  • Fruit:
    Drupe, red
  • Vegetation Type:
    Dry Eucalypt Forest
  • Species List:
    EdingtonDr, Cooroibah, Arthur Harrold NR,Bush food, Emu Mt., NLTalks2010, Peregian Boardwalk, Wooroi Day Use Area Tracks, NNP Parkedge/Alex, Cooroibah 26.4.09, Cranks Creek, Batianoff 87, Noosa North Shore PS TAFE Girraween Marcus Dunes Noosa River NP BHNR, NNS,
Cultural Notes

TAKE CARE! Some information about bush foods and medicines may be anecdotal. Correct identification and preparation is essential:

Bush food: fruit edible - sweet and watery.

Identification Notes

Flowers in racemes in leaf axils

Landscaping Notes

Suitable plant for appropriate soil conditions (see Vegetation type). Successfully propagated by Tin Can Bay City Farm Nursery.||