ericifolia L.f.

Leaves 10–15 mm long, linear, crowded, truncate or notched at the apex, with closely revolute margins. Spike up to 15 cm long. Perianth orange-red. Fruits scarcely protruding from the spike. Shrub or small tree, glabrous except the inflorescence. Widespread except higher Blue Mts Heath and DSF. Ss. Fl. winter–spring