Persoonia linearis

Persoonia linearis

Persoonia linearis is a shrub or small tree of the family silver tree plants, on the coast of south- eastern Australia and occurs in heathland and forest.

Distribution and habitat

Persoonia linearis is widespread and grows mainly on sandy or rocky soils, heathlands and open woodlands of coastal regions and tablelands of Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria in Australia.

Appearance

Persoonia linearis can reach heights of growth of up to 2 meters, both as a larger shrub or as a small tree. The reddish or dark brown bark is very loose and comes off easily, the red bark of young branches is covered with fine white hairs. Predominantly at the ends of drooping branches are changing constantly leaves. The leaves are lanceolate to linear, 2-8 cm long and 2-4 mm wide, covered with almost no petiole and with fine hairs.

Persoonia linearis flowers in summer. The 12 -millimeter-long flowers appear singly or in the leaf axils. The four yellow bracts are fused with Roehrig four rolled to the outside corners, have a thickened base and are coated on the outside of fine hairs. Four, also rolled to the outside, brown striped stamens protrude from the tube. Persoonia linearis is green, fleshy, globular drupes, which are usually striped dark and reach a diameter of 1 centimeter.