Peach Heath

Peach Heath - Lissanthe strigosa
Peach Heath - Lissanthe strigosa
Peach Heath - Lissanthe strigosa
Peach Heath - Lissanthe strigosa
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Lissanthe strigosa


Low, rounded shrub with stiff sharp-pointed leaves, rolled under at the edges. The leaf undersuface is striped in appearance, with distinct parallel veins.


Details
Flora Type
Shrubs
Former Scientific Name
Lissanthe strigosa ssp. spathulata
Distinctive Features

Prickly. Clusters of up to ten urn-shaped tubular flowers, white or tinged with pink, and softly hairy at the top of the tube.

Biology

Perennial. Usually found on well-drained soils.

Native Status
Native
Flowering Time

Aug-Nov

Taxonomy
Phylum
Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants)
Class
Magnoliopsida (Flowering Plants)
Order
Ericales
Family
Ericaceae
Genus
Lissanthe
Species
strigosa

The white berry was eaten by Aboriginal people as a fruit.


Interesting Facts
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Native Status
Native