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Pepper and Salt
Eriostemon spicatus

Common near Perth and the banksia woodlands of the coastal plain. It is a member of the rutacea family that includes many of the cultivated cirtus plants such as oranges, lemons and grapefruit. Grows to 60cm and has slender flower spikes to 15cm long. Flowers about 6mm.
FLOWERS: June to December
DISTRIBUTION: Three Springs to Augusta.

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Information from Common Wildflowers of the South-West Forests by Andrew Brown, Greg Keighery and Carolyn Thomson. Published by the Department of Conservation and Land Management.