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Xanthosia pilosa
Woolly xanthosia is a small, erect to open shrub from south-eastern Australia, grown for its woolly, variably lobed leaves and clusters of pale flowers. It is a native heath and woodland plant best suited to sun or part shade with well-drained soil.
Xanthosia pilosa, commonly known as woolly xanthosia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae and is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It is an erect to open shrub with variably shaped leaves and compound umbels of up to 20 pale green to creamy-white flowers
Woolly xanthosia grows in heath, woodland and forest in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.
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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.
