Common Name: Coast Beard-heath
Botanical Name: Leucopogon parviflorus
Family: EPACRIDACEAE
Description:
Erect, pale to bright green shrub, 1-2 m high. Thick, oblong, light green (paler beneath), with pointed tip, 1-3 cm long by 4-8 mm wide, numerous fine parallel veins, bright green new growth. White, small, tubular flowers, in dense cluster at the end of branchlets. Mainly winter to spring (June to November). Bright white, small, globular, fleshy, edible drupes, to 5 mm diameter. Summer (December to February).
Erect, pale to bright green shrub, 1-2 m high. Thick, oblong, light green (paler beneath), with pointed tip, 1-3 cm long by 4-8 mm wide, numerous fine parallel veins, bright green new growth. White, small, tubular flowers, in dense cluster at the end of branchlets. Mainly winter to spring (June to November). Bright white, small, globular, fleshy, edible drupes, to 5 mm diameter. Summer (December to February).
Natural Distribution:
Widely distributed throughout coastal regions, particularly within sandy coastal dunes, in all agricultural districts of SA. Extends into WA, Qld, NSW, Vic and Tas.
Widely distributed throughout coastal regions, particularly within sandy coastal dunes, in all agricultural districts of SA. Extends into WA, Qld, NSW, Vic and Tas.
Notes:
Edible fruits have a lemony taste and are a traditional Aboriginal food source. Fruits are also regularly consumed and dispersed by birds and lizards.
Edible fruits have a lemony taste and are a traditional Aboriginal food source. Fruits are also regularly consumed and dispersed by birds and lizards.
