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Persoonia subvelutina L.A.S.Johnson

Species

Angiosperms > Proteales > Proteaceae > Persoonia

Characteristics

Spreading shrubs or trees 0.5-5 m tall. Hairs greyish to tawny, appressed to patent. Young branchlets moderately to densely hairy. Leaves elliptic to obovate to spathulate to narrowly so, 3-7 cm long, 6-15 mm wide, flat, with recurved to revolute margins, sometimes slightly incurved, moderately to densely hairy when immature, sparsely to moderately so when mature, scaberulous. Flowers mostly subtended by leaves; pedicels 1-4 mm long, erect, moderately to densely hairy; tepals 11-15 mm long, apiculate to caudate, moderately to densely hairy on outside.
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A tall shrub. It grows 2-6 m high and spreads 1.5-3.5 m wide. The young growth is velvety. The bark is smooth and grey. The leaves are 3-7 cm long by 0.6-1.5 cm wide. They are narrowly oval or spoon shaped. They are alternate and can be crowded. They are deep green above and paler underneath. The edges of the leaves curve back. The flowers are 1.4 cm across and yellow. The fruit are 1.2 cm long by 1.2 cm wide. They are hairy.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature width (meter) 1.5 - 3.5
Mature height (meter) 4.5
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Environment

It grows in subalpine woodland in temperate places in Australia. They suit cool regions with freely draining acid soil. They do best in shaded sites.
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Grows in dry sclerophyll woodland to wet sclerophyll forest at altitudes between 900 and 1800 metres.
Grows in dry sclerophyll woodland to wet sclerophyll forest at altitudes between 900 and 1800 m.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

Usage

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Edible fruits seeds
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seed or cuttings of very young growth.
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Images

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Distribution

Persoonia subvelutina world distribution map, present in Australia

Conservation status

Persoonia subvelutina threat status: Near Threatened

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:705491-1
WFO ID wfo-0000477803
COL ID 7774T
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Persoonia subvelutina
WorldFloraDB 2024