Kingdom Plantae Family Ericaceae Scientific name Styphelia adscendens | Order Ericales Genus Styphelia Rank Species | |
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Similar Astroloma conostephioides, Styphelia, Astroloma, Brachyloma, Epacris impressa | ||
Styphelia adscendens, commonly known as golden heath, is a shrub species that is native to south-eastern Australia. It is small shrub that grows to between 10 cm and 50 cm in height. The flowers, which appear between June and December in the species native range, may be cream, pale yellow, yellow green, pink or red.
The species was first formally described in 1810 by botanist Robert Brown in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae.
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