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Forest Phebalium

Leionema ambiens

Forest Phebalium
Photo: Allthingsnative, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Rutaceae (Citrus family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
SE. Queensland to NE. New South Wales
Climate
wet tropical

About

Leionema ambiens is a rare shrub growing in the Guyra district of New South Wales and Queensland, Australia. It has long stem clasping leaves and heads of white flowers in spring and early summer.

Where it grows

This species has a restricted distribution, only found in the Guyra district of northern New South Wales growing in heath amongst granite boulders. It also grows in Queensland.

Other Leionema plants

Notched Phebalium · Leionema carruthersii · Leionema ceratogynum · Leionema coxii · Toothed Phebalium · Leionema diosmeum · Tall Phebalium · Leionema ellipticum · Kangaroo Island Phebalium · Moogerah Phebalium · Hillebrands Waxflower · Leionema lachnaeoides

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Leionema ambiens 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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