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Service Notice

The Western Australian Herbarium’s collections management system, WAHerb, and DBCA’s taxonomic names application, WACensus, have been set to read-only mode since 1 October 2025. Recent taxonomic changes are not reflected in Florabase, herbarium collections, or in the census. We are hoping to be able to reinstate services around December 15; we will provide an update at that time.

The notice period started at 9:00 am on Wednesday, 1 October 2025 +08:00 and will end at 12:00 pm on Monday, 15 December 2025 +08:00.

Kunzea ericifolia (Sm.) Heynh.
Spearwood

Reference
Nomencl.Bot.Hort. 2:337 (1840)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect shrub, (0.4-)1-4 m high. Fl. yellow/cream-white, Jul or Sep to Dec. Peaty sand, grey sand, quartzite. Seasonally wet swamps, moist situations, amongst rocks on summit.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 17 September 1999

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Fitzgerald, Perth, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
IMCRA Regions
WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Denmark, Gingin, Jerramungup, Manjimup, Plantagenet, West Arthur.