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Leionema obtusifolium

Leionema obtusifolium
Photo: Martin Bennett, CC BY 3.0

Leionema obtusifolium is a small, smooth, shiny shrub to about 1 m high with yellowish-white flowers in clusters at the branch tips, native to a restricted area of south-eastern Queensland. It is a rare native of sandstone hills and is seldom grown, so care guidance is general for Leionema.

Family
Rutaceae (Citrus family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Water moderately while establishing, then allow the top of the soil to dry between waterings, as with most native Australian shrubs.
Soil
Free-draining, sandy or gritty soil; avoid heavy, waterlogged ground.
Temperature
Tolerates mild subtropical conditions; protect from frost, roughly below 0 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
SE. Queensland
Climate
subtropical

About

Leionema obtusifolium, is a small shrub with yellow-white flowers in terminal clusters at the end of branches. It is endemic to Queensland.

Where it grows

This species has a restricted distribution, growing on sandstone hills in the Helidon and Ravensbourne areas of south-eastern Queensland.

Other Leionema plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Leionema obtusifolium by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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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