Scientific Name: Leucopogon virgatus

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  • Pronunciation:
    lew-co-PO-gon vir-GAR-tus
  • Common Name:
    Twiggy Beard Heath
  • Type:
    Shrub
  • Family:
    ERICACEAE
  • Flowers:
    White flowers to 4mm with hairy throats, in dense spikes. Winter to spring.
  • Fruit:
    Succulent fruit to 2mm
  • Vegetation Type:
    Wet Heath
  • Species List:
    Emu Swamp, Emu Mt., Batianoff 87, EmuSwamp BHNR Arthur Harrold NR, Marcus Dunes,
Identification Notes

Twiggy erect shrub, sparse leaves, usually only growing to knee height

Associated Fauna

Ground Parrot habit