Family: Proteaceae
Plant: An erect shrub up to 1m high.
Flowers: White or cream, irregular, tubular flowers with a protruding style. The inflorescence is a terminal erect spike 20-30cm long with pairs of flowers. The flower spike is much taller than the leaves
Flowering: November-February.
Fruit: Leathery follicle 3-5cm long.
Leaves: Stiff, tough, pinnate, up to 20cm long with margins deeply divided into sharply toothed segments. The compound leaves are stalked.
Habitat: A common understorey plant in heathland and dry sclerophyll forest.
Features: Tough deeply-divided leaves. Cream coloured irregular flowers.
Name:
Lomatia From the Greek loma = fringe or border (referring to the wing of its seeds)
silaifolia From the Latin = finely cut leaf
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Type |
Shrub |
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Flowers |
Form |
Tubular/Bell-shaped, |
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Irregular, Cluster |
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Colour(s) |
White, Cream |
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Petal/Sepal No. |
Few |
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Flowering Month |
1, 2, 11, 12 |
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Fruit |
Type |
Other |
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Colour |
Brown |
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Other Features |
- |
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Leaves |
Arrangement |
Alternate |
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Type |
Compound |
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Shape |
Oval |
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Length |
Medium, Long |
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Margins |
Lobed/Divided |
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Attachment |
Stalked, Unstalked |
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Other Features |
- |
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Bark |
- |
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Habitat |
Dry sclerophyll forest, Heathland |
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