Erect guinea flower

Appearance

''Hibertia riparia'' is an erect to spreading shrub that typically grows to a height of up to 1.2 m and has hairy foliage. The leaves are linear, mostly 8–10 mm long and 0.5–2 mm wide on a petiole up to 0.6 mm long. The flowers are mainly arranged in leaf axils or on the ends of short, are usually sessile and have one to a few linear bracts 2.4–6.2 mm long at the base. The five sepals are joined at the base, 6–12 mm long and of several lengths. The petals are yellow, egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base and 6–12 mm long with six to sixteen stamens in a single cluster on one side of the two silky-hairy carpels. Flowering occurs from September to December.

Distribution

Erect guinea-flower is found from south-eastern Queensland to Tasmania and westwards to the south-east of South Australia. It grows in a range of habitats from heathland to open forest and is widespread in New South Wales, especially on the coast and tablelands, throughout most of Victoria, the south-east of South Australia and in lowland parts of Tasmania.

Habitat

Erect guinea-flower is found from south-eastern Queensland to Tasmania and westwards to the south-east of South Australia. It grows in a range of habitats from heathland to open forest and is widespread in New South Wales, especially on the coast and tablelands, throughout most of Victoria, the south-east of South Australia and in lowland parts of Tasmania.