Leucopogon virgatus

Description

Slender shrub to 50 cm high with glabrous rarely hairy branchlets and leaves. Leaves erect, lanceolate to narrowly lanceolate 25 mm long and 5 mm wide, concave, tapering gradually into a point with a pungent apex. Inflorescence in terminal or upper axillary spikes to 10 mm long with 3-4 white (pink in bud) tubular, densely bearded flowers. This variety differ from the other variety found in South Australia, Leucopogon virgatus var. brevifolius which has branches and leaves commonly appearing greyish from a short, dense, even layer of erect hairs, leaves ovate, sometimes slightly cordate at base, 2�7 mm long, acute but not pungent at apex. Flowering between June and October.