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Leionema westonii

Leionema westonii
Photo: Allthingsnative, CC BY-SA 4.0

Leionema westonii is a small, multi-branched shrub to about 70 cm, native to woodland on shallow soils in New South Wales and listed as critically endangered. Care guidance is limited because it is rarely cultivated; treat it as a small, drought-tolerant Australian shrub in well-drained soil.

Family
Rutaceae (Citrus family)
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water sparingly and let the soil dry between waterings; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Free-draining, sandy or gritty mix; tolerates shallow, poor soils.
Temperature
Cool to warm temperate, roughly 5-30 °C; protect from hard frost.
How easy
Hard
Native range
New South Wales
Climate
subtropical

About

Leionema westonii is a flowering plant in the family Rutaceae and is endemic to New South Wales. It has white flowers borne in upper leaf axils. The species is listed as critically endangered at the both Commonwealth level and in New South Wales.

Where it grows

This leionema grows in woodland on shallow soils in the Oxley Wild Rivers National Park.

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 westonii 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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