Zieria cytisoides Sm.

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Rutaceae > Zieria

Characteristics

Shrub to 3 m high. Branchlets terete, with leaf bases not decurrent, not glandular-verrucose, velvety with stellate hairs. Leaves trifoliolate; petiole 4–10 mm long; central leaflet ovate to broadly elliptic, 6–30 mm long, 2.5–17 mm wide, entire, gently to strongly recurved at margins, acute to rounded (rarely emarginate); both surfaces velvety, not glandular-verrucose; midrib not glandular-verrucose, hirsute; secondary venation prominent on abaxial surface. Inflorescences usually not exceeding leaves, 3–30-flowered. Sepals 2.5–3 mm long, stellate-tomentose both sides. Petals valvate, 3.6–6 mm long, pale to deep pink, occasionally creamy white, stellate-pubescent on both surfaces. Filaments dilated basally, glandular-verrucose apically. Cocci not apiculate, velvety.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 3.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Grows in dry sclerophyll forest, woodland and heath, commonly on rocky hillsides in sandy soil.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Images

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Distribution

Zieria cytisoides world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:776123-1
WFO ID wfo-0000429411
COL ID 7GFC4
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Zieria cytisoides