Zieria formosa J.D.Briggs & J.A.Armstr. APNI* Synonyms: Zieria sp. H sensu Armstrong (1991) APNI*
Description: Rounded shrub to 1.5 m high and 1 m diam.; branches warted, stellate-pubescent; older branches less warted and glabrescent.
Leaves with central leaflet lanceolate, 15–30 mm long, 3–5 mm wide, apex ± obtuse, margins ± toothed, strongly recurved; upper surface warted, stellate-pubescent, light green; lower surface sparsely warted, stellate-velvety, paler; petiole 2–4 mm long.
Inflorescences slightly longer than leaves, many-flowered; bracts persistent, 1.5–6 mm long. Calyx lobes triangular, 1.5–2 mm long, hairy. Petals 3.5–4 mm long, valvate, pale pink to ± white, outer surface stellate-pubescent, inner surface ± glabrous.
Cocci warted, glabrous or sparsely stellate-hairy, lacking an appendage.
Flowering: spring.
Distribution and occurrence: Grows in heath on a rocky outcrop near Pambula.
NSW subdivisions: SC
Threatened species: NSW BCA: Critically Endangered; Commonwealth EPBC: Endangered
Text by J. A. Armstrong & G.J. Harden
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 1 (1990)
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