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Leucopogon ozothamnoides

Leucopogon ozothamnoides
Photo: MargaretRDonald, CC BY 4.0

Leucopogon ozothamnoides is a low, weak shrub in the heath family, growing up to about 20 cm tall, native to south-west Western Australia. It suits dry, sandy, well-drained sites in a sunny, open position.

Family
Ericaceae (Heather family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water sparingly once established; allow the soil to dry between waterings and avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Acidic, sandy, free-draining soil; a native heath mix.
Temperature
10–28 °C; tolerates mild frost but protect below -5 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
W. & SW. Western Australia
Climate
subtropical

About

Leucopogon ozothamnoides is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a weak shrub that typically grows to a height of up to about 20 cm (7.9 in). Its leaves are egg-shaped and striated, 2.0–4.2 mm (0.079–0.165 in) long and pressed closely against the stem. In other respects, it is very similar to Leucopogon fimbriatus.

The species was first formally described in 1868 by George Bentham in Flora Australiensis from specimens collected by Augustus Oldfield in a "dry sandy situation near Kinderup. The specific epithet (ozothamnoides) means "Ozothamnus-like".

Other Leucopogon plants

Leucopogon acicularis · Leucopogon affinis · Leucopogon alternifolius · Leucopogon altissimus · Leucopogon amplectens · Beard Heath · Leucopogon apiculatus · Leucopogon assimilis · Leucopogon atherolepis · Leucopogon audax · Leucopogon australis · Styphelia blepharolepis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Leucopogon ozothamnoides by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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.

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