''Pomaderris pauciflora'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Rhamnaceae and is

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to the south-east of continental Australia. It is a shrub with hairy stems, mostly lance-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, and panicles of cream-coloured flowers.

Description

''Pomaderris pauciflora'' is a shrub that typically grows to a height of , its stems densely covered with woolly, star-shaped hairs. The leaves are lance-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, usually long and wide with more or less wavy edges. The upper surface of the leaves have a few bristly hairs, the lower surface densely covered with woolly, star-shaped hairs. The flowers are cream-coloured and borne in leafy panicles, each flower on a

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long. The petal-like

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s are long but soon fall off, and there are no petals. Flowering occurs in October and November and the fruit is a hairy capsule.

Taxonomy

''Pomaderris pauciflora'' was first formally described in 1951 by

Norman Arthur Wakefield Norman Arthur Wakefield (28 November 1918 – 23 September 1972) was an Australian teacher, naturalist, paleontologist and botanist, notable as an expert on ferns. He described many new species of plants. Wakefield was born in Romsey, Victori ...

in ''

The Victorian Naturalist ''The Victorian Naturalist'' is a bimonthly scientific journal covering natural history, especially of Australia. It is published by the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria and is received as part of the membership subscription of that club. From ...

'' from specimens collected near the Upper Genoa River in 1948. The specific epithet (''pauciflora'') means "few-flowered".

Distribution and habitat

This pomaderris usually grows in rocky places along watercourses from south of Merriwa in New South Wales to the banks of the Genoa and

Snowy River The Snowy River is a major river in south-eastern Australia. It originates on the slopes of Mount Kosciuszko, Australia's highest mainland peak, draining the eastern slopes of the Snowy Mountains in New South Wales, before flowing through the ...

s in Victoria.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q17252738 Flora of New South Wales Flora of Victoria (state) pauciflora Plants described in 1951 Taxa named by Norman Arthur Wakefield