About Styphelia margarodes (R.Br.) Spreng.
Styphelia margarodes is an erect, spreading shrub that typically reaches a height of 0.7–3 m (2 ft 4 in – 9 ft 10 in), and has bristly branchlets. Its leaves are egg-shaped with the narrower end toward the base, or oblong. They measure 6.1–11.2 mm (0.24–0.44 in) long and 1.2–2.5 mm (0.047–0.098 in) wide, and grow on a petiole about 0.4 mm (0.016 in) long. The leaves are covered in bristly hairs, have rolled-under edges, and bear fine teeth. Flowers are few in number, arranged singly or in pairs in leaf axils, and have bracteoles 1.0–1.3 mm (0.039–0.051 in) long at the base. Sepals are 1.5–1.9 mm (0.059–0.075 in) long. Petals are joined at the base to form a tube 1.15–1.3 mm (0.045–0.051 in) long, with lobes 1.3–2.5 mm (0.051–0.098 in) long. Flowering occurs mainly from September to February. The fruit is an oval drupe 3–4 mm (0.12–0.16 in) long that is more or less glabrous.
This species of styphelia grows in coastal heath, forest, and woodland in near-coastal areas, ranging from south-eastern Queensland south to Wondabyne in New South Wales.
