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Geijera linearifolia

Geijera linearifolia
Photo: Kym Nicolson, CC BY 4.0
Family
Rutaceae (Citrus family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
Western Australia, South Australia
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Geijera linearifolia, commonly known as oilbush or sheepbush, is a species of shrub in the family Rutaceae and is endemic to southern Australia. It has simple linear to oblong leaves, much-branched cymes of greenish-white flowers, and fruit containing a shiny black seed.

Where it grows

Geijera linearifolia grows on rocky limestone on flats and around the edge of salt lakes in woodland and dry scrub. It occurs between Lake Kirk (between Norseman and Dundas) in central-southern Western Australia and the Murray River in South Australia.

Other Geijera plants

Coatesia · Wilga · Geijera salicifolia · Geijera

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Geijera linearifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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