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Coast Pomaderris

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Scientific Name:Pomaderris paniculosa subsp. paralia
Coast Pomaderris plant
Coast Pomaderris plant
Photo: A J Brown

Other Common Names:
Shining Dogwood

Status:
Native to South Australia and Victoria and rare in Western Australia and Tasmania.

Plant Description:
A compact but much branched shrub to 2 m tall with ovate to elliptic leaves, 15-50 mm long and 10-25 mm wide. The leaves are rather thick, the under surface and leaf margins are covered by fine white star-like hairs and scattered rusty hairs while the upper surface is hairless and shining green. Younger stems and branches are also hairy and rust coloured.

Flower-heads consist of several globular clusters of flowers on short stalks. Flowers have greenish-brown sepals (petal-like bracts) to 2.5 mm long but no actual petals. The fruit is a dry capsule about 3 mm long with three valves.

Habitat:
Coastal dunes, cliffs, and estuary shorelines along most of the Victorian coastline.

Comments:
This species was once regarded as part of the coastal, Bassian Dogwood (Pomaderris oraria subsp. oraria) from which it is distinguished by its hairless upper leaf surface.

Coast Pomaderris Photos

Coast Pomaderris shoots
New shoots of Coast Pomaderris
Photo: A J Brown
Coast Pomaderris upper leaves
Upper surface of Coast Pomaderris leaves
Photo: A J Brown

Coast Pomaderris flowers and sepals
Coast Pomaderris flowers showing brown sepals
and hairy capsules
Photo: A J Brown

Coast Pomaderris flowers
Flowers of Coast Pomaderris
Photo: A J Brown

Coast Pomaderris under leaves
Under surface of Coast Pomaderris leaves
Photo: A J Brown

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