| Lomatia ferruginea R. Br. |
| Proteaceae |
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Small erect shrub up to 1 m high. Leaves fern-like, pinnate or double pinnate, leathery, 10 to 12 cm long, 5 cm wide, pubescent and brownish beneath, dull green above. Stems reddish-brown. Yellow petals, scarlet inside. Flowers appear in June with up to 15 cm long racemes. Pistil long stalked and curved.
Home: Chile Other views: Leaves Cultivated: Tasmania Author: Rainer Oberle Not found! Ethnobotanical aspects of Lomatia ferruginea by Plants for a future database Back to the plant list |
