Lomatia fraseri is a shrub or small tree which is native to rainforest

Rainforest

Rainforests are forests characterized by high rainfall, with definitions based on a minimum normal annual rainfall of 1750-2000 mm...

 margins in mountainous regions of Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

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 and New South Wales

New South Wales

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 in Australia

Australia

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. The species grows up to 8 metres high and has lancelolate to elliptic leaves which range from entire to deeply pinnasect and are between 6.5 to 15 cm long and 1 to 3.5 centimetres wide. The upper surfaces are green and glabrous, while the undersides are yellow-green and silky. The white to cream conflorescences appear between December and February in the species native range, followed by the development of 1.5 to 3 cm long follicles.