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Leafy Nematolepis

Nematolepis frondosa

Leafy nematolepis is a small conical shrub to about 7 m, native to eastern Victoria, Australia, with glossy leaves and white star-shaped flowers in winter and spring. It is a rarely cultivated understory species, so care is best based on its cool, montane native habitat.

Family
Rutaceae (Citrus family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Part shade
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then as needed when the top of the soil is dry.
Soil
Free-draining, slightly acidic loam.
Temperature
5–25 °C; tolerates cool montane conditions and light frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Victoria
Climate
subtropical

About

Nematolepis frondosa, commonly known as leafy nematolepis, is a shrub that is endemic to Victoria, Australia. It is a small, conical shaped shrub with glossy leaves, scaly branchlets and white flowers in winter and spring.

Where it grows

Leafy nematolepis is an understory shrub with a restricted distribution, found at higher altitudes between Bruthen and Ensay in eastern Victoria in a variety of habitats, from lower rocky outcrops in scrub to upper slopes of Mount Elizabeth in tall forests.

Other Nematolepis plants

Nematolepis elliptica · Ovate Phebalium · Nematolepis phebalioides · Nematolepis rhytidophylla · Satinwood · Shining Nematolepis · Nematolepis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Nematolepis frondosa 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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