Xanthosia pilosa
Woolly Xanthosia
Erect to trailing many-branched subshrub covered in soft greyish to rusty hairs.
Additional information
- FamilyApiaceae
- StoreyLower storey
- Size20-50 cm x 20-30 cm
- Plant groupingHerbs & Groundcovers <1m
- LeavesWedge-shaped to broadly egg-shaped leaves 10-40 mm x 7-34 mm, paler and rusty-felty below, either divided into 3 segments or 3-7 lobed, central lobe/leaflet longest. Leaves scattered along stems.
- Flower colourCream
- Flowering timeOctober to March
- FlowersPaired 1-3-flowered axillary clusters of tiny flowers on stalks to 3 cm long.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsMoist well drained soils in woodland and forests. Semi-shade.
- Garden useSmall plant with interesting foliage for small gardens and moist bushland.
- Commercially availableNever
- Conservation statusSignificant within the Shire. Known from very few local sites. More common in eastern Victoria.
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Photographer/s: 1, 3 Daniel Ohlsen, Royal Botanic Gardens Board ©; 2 Ken Harris ©; 4 Russell Best, NatureShare ©
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