Family: Dilleniaceae
Plant: A common and widespread scrambler with stems up to 4m long.
Flowers: Large, yellow flower with 5 broad spreading petals 4-6cm across and about 30 stamens surrounding 3-7 hairless carpels. Flowers are axillary on short stalks 2-4mm long.
Flowering: January-December.
Fruit: Follicle containing bright orange seeds.
Leaves: Oblanceolate to elliptic, 3-8cm long and 1.5-2.5cm wide, stem clasping with entire margins. The mature leaves are shiny above, hairy below. The new growth is hairy on both sides.
Habitat: In sunny, sandy locations near the coast in dry sclerophyll forest and heathland.
Features: Climbing habit. Large 5-petalled yellow flowers. Shiny green leaves with entire margins. Bright orange seeds.
Name:
Hibbertia After the English merchant and patron of botany George Hibbert
scandens From Latin = climbing
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Type |
Scrambler |
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Flowers |
Form |
Regular, Single |
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Colour(s) |
Yellow |
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Petal/Sepal No. |
5 |
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Flowering Month |
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, |
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8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
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Fruit |
Type |
Other |
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Colour |
Brown, Orange |
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Other Features |
- |
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Leaves |
Arrangement |
Alternate |
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Type |
Simple |
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Shape |
Oval, Spoon-shaped |
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Length |
Short, Medium |
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Margins |
Entire |
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Attachment |
Unstalked, |
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Stem-clasping |
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Other Features |
Hairy, |
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Discolorous |
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Bark |
- |
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Habitat |
Dry sclerophyll forest, Heathland |
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