Zieria prostrata J.A.Armstr.

Species

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Characteristics

Prostrate shrub, forming mats to 0.5 m wide. Branchlets terete to quadrangular, with decurrent leaf bases faint to slightly ridged, not glandular-verrucose, glabrous. Leaves trifoliolate; petiole 3–4 mm long; central leaflet obovate, 10–16 mm long, 4–6 mm wide, entire, flat to recurved at margins, obtuse; both surfaces glabrous, not glandular-verrucose; abaxial surface with midrib not glandular-verrucose, glabrous, and prominent secondary venation. Inflorescences shorter than leaves, 3–7+-flowered. Sepals 0.5–1 mm long, glabrous, not glandular-verrucose. Petals imbricate, 2.1–2.5 mm long, creamy white or pink, pubescent adaxially. Filaments glabrous, not glandular-verrucose. Cocci minutely apiculate, not glandular-verrucose, glabrous.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Grows in shallow soil in low, dense, coastal heath.
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Images

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Distribution

Zieria prostrata world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:20006724-1
WFO ID wfo-0000429269
COL ID 5D4VQ
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Synonyms

Zieria prostrata