| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Styphelia ericoides Sm. |
| Bibliography | Spec. Bot. New Holland 1(4): 48 (1795) |
| Native Range | e. Queensland to se. Australia, Tasmania |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Description | leaves narrowly oblong to ovate, 5-12mm long, flowers ca. 5mm across, in bud rose, densely barbate, in small axillary spikes |
| Size | 30-90cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or in spring cuttings in late summer; layering in spring and fall |
| Synonyms | Epacris spuria Cav. Leucopogon ericoides (Sm.) R.Br. Leucopogon milliganii Gand. Leucopogon obovatus DC. Leucopogon trichocarpus (Labill.) R.Br. Styphelia spuria (Cav.) Poir. Styphelia trichocarpa Labill. |
| Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (NSW New South Wales, QLD Queensland, SOA South Australia, TAS Tasmania, VIC Victoria) |