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Phebalium obovatum

Family
Rutaceae (Citrus family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
S. Western Australia
Climate
subtropical

About

Phebalium obovatum is a species of spreading shrub that is endemic to Western Australia. It has thick, egg-shaped or elliptical leaves densely covered with silvery scales on the lower side and white flowers arranged in umbels with silvery or rust-coloured scales on the back.

Where it grows

Phebalium obovatum grows in heath or mallee woodland in the Ravensthorpe district.

Other Phebalium plants

Phebalium appressum · Phebalium bifidum · Phebalium brachycalyx · Phebalium brevifolium · Desert Phebalium · Phebalium canaliculatum · Phebalium clavatum · Davies' Wax Flower · Phebalium distans · Phebalium drummondii · Phebalium elegans · Phebalium festivum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Phebalium obovatum 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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