Leucopogon corymbiformis

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Leucopogon corymbiformis is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae, endemic to southwest Western Australia. It is an erect shrub growing up to 70 cm high and wide, with spirally arranged, glabrous leaves that are narrowly elliptic to egg-shaped, measuring 3.0–7.5 mm long and 1.0–1.8 mm wide on a short petiole. The white, bell-shaped flowers are arranged in groups of three to twelve at the ends of branches and in upper leaf axils. The sepals are egg-shaped and tinged with purple near the tip, while the petals form a bell-shaped tube. Flowering occurs from July to September, producing cylindrical or oval drupes 2.5–3.0 mm long.

First formally described by Michael Clyde Hislop in 2014 from specimens collected in Cape Arid National Park, the species name "corymbiformis" refers to its corymb-shaped inflorescence. It grows in woodland or heath environments and is found in two disjunct areas: 20–30 km north of Esperance and within Cape Arid National Park. Classified as "Priority Two" by the Western Australian Government, this species is considered poorly known due to its limited occurrence in only a few locations.