http://weeds.dpi.nsw.gov.au/Weeds/Details/362
http://keyserver.lucidcentral.org/weeds/data/media/Html/erica_lusitanica.htm
Spanish Heath is a major weed in areas with a similar climate to Canberra. It has a toehold in our region and we are trying to eradicate it. Currently in flower it is one to look out for and report.
Distinguishing Features
§ an upright and long-lived woody shrub growing 0.5-3 m tall.
§ its tiny narrow leaves (3-7 mm long and less than 1 mm wide) appear to be arranged in groups of three or four along the stems.
§ these leaves have margins that are rolled downwards.
§ its small tubular flowers (3-5 mm long) have four fused petals and are white or pale pink in colour.
§ these flowers turn brown shortly after opening.
Erica lusitanica is listed in the following regions:
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Farrer Ridge Isaacs Ridge Isaacs Ridge and Nearby Mount Taylor Percival Hill QPRC LGA Reservoir Hill, Lawson The Pinnacle Tuggeranong HillPlaces
Chifley, ACT Crace, ACT Dunlop, ACT Fisher, ACT Isaacs, ACT Jerrabomberra, ACT Kambah, ACT Lawson, ACT Nicholls, ACT Theodore, ACT Wamboin, NSW Weetangera, ACT