Pomaderris andromedifolia subsp. andromedifolia A.Cunn. APNI* Description: Shrub 1–2 m high, young stems rusty-tomentose, hairs simple.
Leaves usually elliptic to lanceolate, 1–5 cm long, 3–15 mm wide, apex and base rounded to acute; margins sometimes recurved; upper surface glabrous; lower surface whitish to rusty with veins and surface between veins with straight appressed or semi-appressed simple hairs, often appearing silky, above a whitish tomentum; secondary veins 07-Dec pairs, distinct, often rusty.
Flowers cream to yellow in terminal panicles 1–4 cm diam. Bracts of inflorescence usually falling before flowering. Sepals not persistent in fruit. Petals spathulate.
Capsule, hypanthium and sepals with long whitish hairs.
Distribution and occurrence: Widespread from Queensland to Victoria; mainly in open forest along escarpment.
NSW subdivisions: NC, CC, SC, NT, CT, ST
Other Australian states: Qld Vic.
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