Grey Beard-Heath
Styphelia attenuata
Family Ericaceae
About
Styphelia attenuata, commonly known as grey beard-heath, is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae. It has grey-green leaves and small white flowers and grows in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory.
How to spot it
Styphelia attenuata is a dense shrub usually 20–60 cm (7.9–23.6 in) high and the branchlets have soft, short hairs. The grey-green leaves sit erect or upwardly against the stem, linear or oval shaped, 2–7.2 mm (0.079–0.283 in) long and 0.9–2.1 mm (0.035–0.083 in) wide, upper surface convex in cross section, 3 parallel veins on the underside, margins curved downward with small teeth, and stiff, upright hairs, and the leaf tapering to a small point. The white flowers sit upright in groups of 1-3 i
Documented on these trails
Found in
- Snowy River National Park — Gippsland & Alpine Victoria hikes