Astrotricha floccosa
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Astrotricha floccosa known as the Flannel Leaf is a plant found in eastern Australia
. An erect shrub usually seen around 2 metres tall. Though it can grow to 4 metres tall.
The generic name comes from the Greek, meaning “star hairs”, referring to the covering of star like hairs. floccosa is from the Latin, meaning woolly. The underside of the leaves and stems feature woolly white hairs.
It grows on poor soils in dry sclerophyll
eucalyptus
areas near Sydney
, and as far west as Springwood
in the lower Blue Mountains. Leaves are fairly narrow, 7.5 to 27 cm long, 2 to 5 cm wide, leaf stalks usually 10 to 30 mm long. Stalks of the similar Astrotricha latifolia
are longer.
Australia
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. An erect shrub usually seen around 2 metres tall. Though it can grow to 4 metres tall.
The generic name comes from the Greek, meaning “star hairs”, referring to the covering of star like hairs. floccosa is from the Latin, meaning woolly. The underside of the leaves and stems feature woolly white hairs.
It grows on poor soils in dry sclerophyll
Sclerophyll
Sclerophyll is the term for a type of vegetation that has hard leaves and short internodes . The word comes from the Greek sclero and phyllon ....
eucalyptus
Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus is a diverse genus of flowering trees in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. Members of the genus dominate the tree flora of Australia...
areas near Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, and as far west as Springwood
Springwood, New South Wales
Springwood is a town in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia. Springwood is located 72 kilometres west of Sydney in the local government area of the City of Blue Mountains. At the 2006 census, Springwood had a population of 8,210 people. It is largely Anglo-Celtic.Springwood is near the...
in the lower Blue Mountains. Leaves are fairly narrow, 7.5 to 27 cm long, 2 to 5 cm wide, leaf stalks usually 10 to 30 mm long. Stalks of the similar Astrotricha latifolia
Astrotricha latifolia
Astrotricha latifolia known as the Broad-leaf Star Hair is a plant found in eastern Australia. A shrub usually seen around 3 metres tall. Though it can grow to 9 metres tall and be an imposing small tree in the eucalyptus understorey....
are longer.