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Styphelia piliflora

Styphelia piliflora is a shrub in the heath family (Ericaceae), endemic to Queensland, Australia, and first described in 2019. Little is documented about its cultivation, so treat the care notes as general guidance for Styphelia relatives.

Family
Ericaceae (Heather family)
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Water when the top few centimetres of soil dry out, and avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Free-draining, acidic, low-nutrient mix such as a peat or native-plant mix.
Temperature
15-30 °C; protect below 5 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Queensland
Climate
wet tropical

About

Styphelia piliflora is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae and is endemic to Queensland. It was first formally described in 2019 by Darren Crayn in Australian Systematic Botany from specimens collected by Bernard Hyland in 1980. The specific epithet (piliflora) refers to the long, soft hairs on the outside of the petal tube. This species is endemic to Queensland and is listed as of "least concern" by the Queensland Government Department of Environment and Science.

Other Styphelia plants

Styphelia foliosa · Styphelia humifusa · Styphelia pallida · Astroloma · Coleanthera · Styphelia allittii · Styphelia brevicuspis · Styphelia breviflora · Styphelia conchifolia · Styphelia concinna · Styphelia conferta · Styphelia conostephioides

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Styphelia piliflora 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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