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Leucopogon is a genus of about 150-160 species of shrubby flowering plants belonging to the family Ericaceae, in the section of that family formerly treated as the separate family Epacridaceae. They are native to Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, the western Pacific Islands and Malaysia, with the greatest species diversity in southeastern Australia. The common name is beard-heath or beard heath.
- Selected species
- Leucopogon amplexicaulis - Australia
- Leucopogon australis - Victoria, Tasmania
- Leucopogon collinus - Victoria, Tasmania
- Leucopogon confertus - Australia
- Leucopogon cryptanthus - Australia
- Leucopogon cuspidatus - Australia
- Leucopogon ericoides - Victoria, Tasmania
- Leucopogon exolasius - Australia
- Leucopogon fraseri - New Zealand
- Leucopogon gnaphalioides - Australia
- Leucopogon interruptus - Western Australia
- Leucopogon juniperinus - Australia
- Leucopogon lanceolatus - South Australia to Tasmania
- Leucopogon marginatus - Australia
- Leucopogon microphyllus - Australia
- Leucopogon muticus - Australia
- Leucopogon nanum - New Zealand
- Leucopogon obtectus - Australia
- Leucopogon verticillatus - Australia
- Leucopogon virgatus - Tasmania
L. fraseri, or Patotara is a New Zealand native, a small prickly shrub growing in dry conditions from sea level to low alpine regions.
