Botanical name
Erica barbigeroidesFamily
EricaceaeSynonym (old name)
Blaeria barbigera
Description
Erect, softish shrublet up to 35cm. Leaves are softly hairy; flowers are small, tubular, 6-12 clustered at top of branches, with tufts of hair between them, pink in colour with exserted anthers.
Latin: barbatus = bearded; referring to tufts of hair between slowers.
Habitat
Mountain and lower coastal slopes and sandy flats
Flower Date
September to February