Appearance
It grows as a multistemmed shrub to around 2 m with a woody base known as a lignotuber, from which it regrows after bushfire. It has stiff narrow leaves, and the pink to red flowerheads, made up of seven individual tubular flowers, generally appear in spring and summer.
Naming
First described in 1798 by English botanist James Edward Smith, it is the type species of the small genus "Lambertia". It gains its common name from the horned woody follicles, which were used to make small devil-figures.
Distribution
Endemic to New South Wales, "Lambertia formosa" is found on or east of the Great Dividing Range from the vicinity of Braidwood north to Port Stephens, as well as some parts of northern New South Wales around Grafton and between Red Rock and Yamba. In the Sydney Basin, it is found from altitudes of zero to 1100 m above sea level, and in areas of rainfall from 800 to 1400 mm annually.
Habitat
"Lambertia formosa" grows in heathland, mallee shrubland and dry sclerophyll forest, predominantly found on sandy or rocky soils.References:
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