Platysace Lanceolata - Shrubby platysace

Shrub to 1.5 m tall. Stems usually hairy with fine hairs, sometimes hairless. Leaves alternating up the stems, usually 1–5 cm long, 3–15 mm wide, tips pointed or blunt; surfaces hairless. Leaf shape varies from almost round to long and narrow. Flowers 1-3 mm in diameter, with 5 white to creamy petals, in many-flowered compact to open clusters 15-50 mm in diameter. Flower buds sometimes pink to red externally. Flowering: September–March.

Hybrids between Platysace lanceolata and Platysace stephensonii are recorded from NSW

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comments (4)

Patomarazul

Lion

It does not look like heath. I tried with my PlantID app but I cannot find anything alike (maybe the app does not have many australian species). I would try looking for an Australian Plant forum in Facebook and post it there to see what people says :-) Very pretty BTW Posted 3 years ago, modified 3 years ago
1. Calbost Niel
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks Marta Posted 3 years ago
2. Calbost Niel
  
  Lion
  
  Looks like it is a platysace using seek from inaturalist Posted 3 years ago, modified 3 years ago
3. 1. Patomarazul
    
    Lion
    
    Great! Happy to hear you almost found the ID! :-) Posted 3 years ago, modified 3 years ago

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