CAT-00135
Coast beard-heath
Leucopogon parviflorus
Catalog fields
- Genus
- Leucopogon
- Photo
- Not recorded
- Edible
- Yes
- layout
- single
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Published
- Yes
- Food group
- Fruit
- Latin name
- Leucopogon parviflorus
- Fruit photo
- Not recorded
- Plant title
- Coast beard-heath
- Source URLs
- https://www.anbg.gov.au/apu/plants/leucopog.html; https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?lvl=sp&name=Leucopogon~parviflorus&page=nswfl Open source ↗ Open source 2 ↗
- Catalogue ID
- CAT-00135
- Mature width
- Not confirmed; allow spread appropriate to growth habit
- Native range
- Southern and eastern Australian coastal dunes and heath.
- Plant family
- Ericaceae
- Supplier SKU
- Not recorded
- Listing group
- Regional / traditional food plant
- Mature height
- 1.2-5 m
- Native states
- NSW, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA
- Original list
- No
- Research date
- 10/10/2026
- Research notes
- Profile enriched from botanical/nursery sources. Dimensions are unpruned regional estimates where available; missing measurements remain explicit. Seasons are regional guides and vary with climate, location, cultivar and plant maturity. Drought and cultivation guidance are qualitative garden inferences, not measured ratings.
- Evidence status
- Published food use; preparation detail review pending
- Fruiting season
- After flowering
- Background photo
- Not recorded
- Edible component
- Ripe fruit
- Flowering season
- Potentially year-round; winter-spring peak in NSW account.
- Brief description
- Coastal shrub or small tree with small white flowers.
- Drought tolerance
- Moderate to high once established.
- Preparation notes
- Confirm species identification, the specified edible part, ripeness and species-specific preparation before use.
- Flower description
- Small fragrant white flowers, densely hairy inside, in short spikes.
- General cultivation
- General guidance (qualitative): Promising sandy or raised-bed trial with drainage.
- Botanical description
- Not recorded
- Other botanical names
- Not recorded
- Attracts birds and bugs
- Native bees and insects visit flowers; canopy shelters birds.
- Flora of Australia profile
- Not recorded
- Fruit type and description
- Small white drupes about 5 mm; sweet pulp.
- Flora of Australia citation
- Not recorded
- Flora of Australia retrieved
- Not recorded