This is yet another Australian plant named after a botanist. Lewis Weston Dillwyn 1785 to 1824 was a famous anti slavery campaigner who eventually wrote The British Confervae illustrated by Hooker and others.

The genus is native to Australia and this species has heather like leaves and is often found on hills.

W. A. Wild Flower Society tour 2007 Foxes lair, Narrogin 16th September

Added on 9th September 2008, updated 13th December 2008, updated 28th March 2010