Philotheca ericifolia (A.Cunn. ex Benth.) Paul G.Wilson APNI* Synonyms: Eriostemon ericifolius A.Cunn. ex Benth. APNI*
Description: Shrub 1–2 m high, spreading; stems sparsely glandular-warty, finely pubescent.
Leaves needle-like, 4–8 mm long, c. 0.5 mm wide, narrow-grooved above, sparsely glandular-warty, glabrous or sparsely and finely pubescent; petiole short, stipules small, black.
Flowers 1–6 in sessile clusters; pedicels 2–5 mm long, minutely bracteolate at base. Petals elliptic, c. 9 mm long, possibly pink, glandular-warty, slightly white tomentose inside and on outside except for thick glandular midrib.
Cocci erect, c. 5 mm long, abruptly attenuate into a subulate pilose apex.
Flowering: spring.
Distribution and occurrence: Grows chiefly in dry sclerophyll forest and heath on damp sandy flats and gullies, in the upper Hunter Valley and Pilliga to Peak Hill district.
NSW subdivisions: CT, CWS, NWP
Text by P.H. Weston & G.J.Harden
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 2 (1991)
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