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Leucopogon rufus
Also called Ruddy Bearded Heath
Styphelia rufa, also called spoon-leaf beard-heath or ruddy bearded-heath, is a small erect Australian shrub in the heath family, native to south-eastern Australia. It is grown mainly as a native garden or tubestock plant, and the key is well-drained, acidic soil in full sun.
Styphelia rufa, commonly known as spoon-leaf beard-heath or ruddy bearded-heath, is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae and is endemic to south-eastern continental Australia. It is an erect shrub with erect to spreading, egg-shaped leaves and white, tube-shaped flowers arranged in spikes in two to five leaf axils near the ends of branches.
Spoon-leaf beard-heath occurs in scattered populations in northern and north-eastern Victoria, extending into south-eastern South Australia and the far south of New South Wales. In usually grows in heath, but is also found in open forest and mallee scrub.
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