About Styphelia trichostyla (J.M.Powell) Hislop, Crayn & Puente-Lel.
Styphelia trichostyla (J.M.Powell) Hislop, Crayn & Puente-Lel. is an erect to spreading shrub that usually reaches 1.0 to 1.5 meters (3 feet 3 inches to 4 feet 11 inches) in height. Its leaves are elliptic to roughly egg-shaped, with the narrower end positioned toward the base. The leaves measure 8.4 to 14 millimeters (0.33 to 0.55 inches) long and 2.1 to 3.7 millimeters (0.083 to 0.146 inches) wide, borne on a petiole 0.8 to 1.2 millimeters (0.031 to 0.047 inches) long. Both sides of the leaves are hairless, and the lower leaf surface has roughly parallel veins. Flowers grow singly or in groups of up to three in leaf axils, with 1.2 to 2.8 millimeter (0.047 to 0.110 inch) long bracteoles at their base. Sepals are 2.7 to 4.8 millimeters (0.11 to 0.19 inches) long. Petals are white and joined at the base to form a tube 3 to 6 millimeters (0.12 to 0.24 inches) long; the petal lobes are 2.7 to 4.6 millimeters (0.11 to 0.18 inches) long and have sparse hairs on the inner surface. Flowering occurs from April to June, and again in September and October. The fruit is an elliptic, hairless drupe 3.5 to 4.2 millimeters (0.14 to 0.17 inches) long. This species grows on rocky outcrops or cliff edges, and sometimes grows in forest. It is found in the Darling Downs, Moreton and Burnett districts of Queensland, and on the North Coast and Northern Tablelands of New South Wales.
