Beard-heath | |
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In Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Leucopogon |
Species: | L. amplexicaulis
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Binomial name | |
Leucopogon amplexicaulis (Rudge) R.Br.[1]
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Occurrence data from AVH | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Styphelia amplexicaulis Rudge |
Leucopogon amplexicaulis, commonly known as beard-heath,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae and is endemic to eastern New South Wales. It is a scrambling or straggly shrub with egg-shaped, stem-clasping leaves with hairy edges, and spikes of small white flowers.