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Lissanthe rubicunda

Lissanthe rubicunda (F.Muell.) J.M.Powell, Crayn & E.A.Br.
Lissanthe rubicunda
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Lissanthe rubicunda is a flowering plant in the family Ericaceae, native to southern Western Australia. It is a slender shrub with few branches, linear leaves, and red, tube-shaped flowers arranged in short spikes or racemes.

Description

Lissanthe rubicunda, a member of the Ericaceae family, is an erect to spreading shrub found in Western Australia. It features sharply-pointed linear leaves and produces red, tubular flowers in short spikes or racemes. The species was formally described in 2003.

Distribution

Western Australia

Synonyms

Leucopogon rubicundusStyphelia rubicundaCyathodes rubicunda

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