Phebalium obovatum (Paul G.wilson) Paul G.wilson

Species

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Characteristics

Spreading shrub to 1 m high. Leaves thick, narrowly obovate to obovate or elliptic, c. 5 mm long, 1.5–2 mm wide, entire, rounded at apex; adaxial surface flat to convex, smooth, glossy; abaxial surface flat to slightly convex, densely lepidote. Umbels few-flowered; pedicels short, 1.5–2.5 mm long, densely ferruginous-lepidote. Calyx turbinate, c. 2–2.5 mm high including the deltate teeth c. 1 mm long, densely silvery-to ferruginous-lepidote. Petals elliptic, c. 4 mm long, white, silvery-to ferruginous-lepidote abaxially. Fruit not seen.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Growing in heath or mallee woodland.
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Distribution

Phebalium obovatum world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1003775-1
WFO ID wfo-0001263562
COL ID 4FXMH
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Synonyms

Phebalium obovatum Phebalium lepidotum var. obovatum