Hemiandra pungens

Scientific name

Hemiandra pungens

Common name

Snakebush

Plant description

A shrub that locally is prostrate. At Grant Marine Park some plants spread over several metres on a sloping sand dune.The Latin species name, refers to the spiny tips of the rigid leaves. The pretty flowers have dark spots in the corolla throat.

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Flower colour

White, blue, purple, pink

Flowering months

Most of the year