Common name: Grey Ray Flower
Cyphanthera albicans subsp. albicans (A.Cunn.) Miers APNI* Synonyms: Cyphanthera ovalifolia Miers APNI*
Description: Corolla white to creamy-white; branches and leaves tomentose with the longest hairs usually 0.3–0.8 mm long. Leaves mostly 6–15 mm long, 1.5–7 mm wide, sometimes larger. Corolla 6.5–13 mm long, glabrous to moderately pubescent outside with non-glandular hairs.
Distribution and occurrence: Grows in sclerophyll forest or shrubland in sandy soils, east from Rylstone area to the Shoalhaven R.
NSW subdivisions: NC, CC, SC, NT, CT, ST, CWS, SWP
Other Australian states: Qld Vic.
Text by B. J. Conn
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 3 (1992)
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