Aus Trails

← All species

Coast Beard-heath

Coast Beard-heath

Leucopogon parviflorus

Family Ericaceae

Dune-stabilising shrub

About

A dense coastal shrub found right around southern Australia's shoreline, forming a key part of the frontal dune vegetation at Canunda and producing bright white berries that coastal birds rely on.

How to spot it

Stiff, smooth, narrow leaves. Tiny star-shaped white flowers, furry inside, in short spikes, followed by round white berries about 3mm across that ripen from green to bright white.

Found in

  • Canunda National Park

Source: Wikipedia

Photo: Stephen Bain (CC BY-SA 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons