About Styphelia setigera (R.Br.) Spreng.
Styphelia setigera is an erect to spreading shrub that usually reaches 0.3 to 1.5 metres (1 foot 0 inch to 4 feet 11 inches) in height. Its leaves are lance-shaped to elliptic, 7–10 mm (0.28–0.39 in) long, and 1.4–2.1 mm (0.055–0.083 in) wide. The leaves are sessile, with a sharply-pointed bristle at the tip. Both sides of the leaves are typically glabrous, and the lower surface has fine striations. Flowers grow singly or in pairs in leaf axils, arranged into a spike 10–16 mm (0.39–0.63 in) long, with 1.1–1.5 mm (0.043–0.059 in) long bracteoles at the base of each flower. The sepals are 2.7–4.2 mm (0.11–0.17 in) long. The petals are white, joined at the base to form a tube 2.3–3.0 mm (0.091–0.118 in) long. The petal lobes are 2.6–4.0 mm (0.10–0.16 in) long and have a beard-like covering of hairs on the inner surface. Flowering takes place from July to October. The fruit is roughly 4.2 mm (0.17 in) long and glabrous. This species grows in shrubby woodland on sandstone, and sometimes occurs in heath and wetter areas. It is widespread across the coast and tablelands from Sydney and the Blue Mountains southwards.
