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Stenanthera conostephioides (Flame Heath)

Synonyms: Astroloma conostephioides (homotypic); Pentataphrus behrii; Stenanthera conostephioides var. glabrata; Styphelia behrii; Styphelia sonderi (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Astroloma conostephioides, commonly known as flame heath, is small shrub species in the family Ericaceae. It is endemic to south-eastern Australia. Plants grow to 1 metre in height and have prickly blue-green leaves. The red, tubular flowers, which appear between March and November in the species native range, are eaten by emus . These are followed by red, succulent fruits that are about 7mm in diameter.
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Predators

Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus (Crescent Honeyeater)[1]

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0