Pomaderris ferruginea

Pomaderris ferruginea
	Rusty Pomaderris at Dee Why, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rhamnaceae
Genus:	Pomaderris
Species:	P. ferruginea
Binomial name
	Pomaderris ferruginea; Sieber ex Fenzl

Pomaderris ferruginea is a species of shrubs and small trees from eastern and southern Australia.^[1] A common plant in forest, regularly along streams, particularly south of Stroud, New South Wales. A shrub up to 4 metres tall, it features rusty stems and hairs on the under side of the leaf. Though the upper surface of the leaf is hairless but not glossy. Leaves 6 to 10 cm long, lanceolate in shape. Cream or white flowers form in panicles at the end of branches, from September to October.^[2] The fruiting capsule and hypanthium have long silky hairs.

References

^ "Pomaderris ferruginea". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online retrieved September 16th, 2010.
^ Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN 978-0-7318-1211-0 page 204

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[1] "Pomaderris ferruginea". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online retrieved September 16th, 2010.

[2] Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN 978-0-7318-1211-0 page 204

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