''Lambertia ericifolia '', commonly known as heath-leaved honeysuckle, is a shrub which is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

to the south-west of

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...

. It grow up to 5 metres high and has orange to red flowers which appear from spring to autumn. The species was formally described in 1830 by botanist Robert Brown based on plant material collected by William Baxter near

King George Sound King George Sound ( nys , Menang Koort) is a sound on the south coast of Western Australia. Named King George the Third's Sound in 1791, it was referred to as King George's Sound from 1805. The name "King George Sound" gradually came into use ...

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Eudicots of Western Australia ericifolia Endemic flora of Southwest Australia {{Australia-eudicot-stub