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Exocarpos sparteus
Also called Slender Cherry
Exocarpos sparteus is an Australian endemic plant species, commonly known as the broom ballart, slender cherry, or native cherry. The species is found in all states of mainland Australia.
The fruit of E. sparteus is eaten by Australian ringnecks (Barnardius zonarius) and, presumably, other birds. It is also thought to be the Exocarpos species eaten by people in Australia, especially prior to colonisation.
Leafless Ballart · Exocarpos bidwillii · Cherry Ballart · Hulumoa · Exocarpos homalocladus · Exocarpos humifusus · Broad leaved cherry · Exocarpos longifolius · Leafy ballart · Menzies' ballart · Pale Fruit Ballart · Coast Ballart
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Exocarpos sparteus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
