Colours
Distinguishing features
It is a decumbent shrublet up to 30cm high with moderately branched main branches and branchlets with simple hairs. Branches are wiry / woody, with long decurrent leaf bases. Leaves are linear to linear - oblanceolate and approximately 6mm long x less than 1mm wide. Leaves are hairy when young, becoming rough later with down curved margins. Flowers are bright yellow and approximately 20mm in width. (NSW Government)
Size
- Up to 30 cm (Height)
Synonyms
Interesting facts
- It was first noticed as a new species by Andrew Robinson, a bushland officer with the Ku-ring-gai Council. He was on his first visit to a nature reserve back in 2006 when his eyes fixed on a "straggly little thing" less than a metre from the track. (SMH).
Distribution
©NSW Government: The pink region shows where the species is known or predicted to occur
Distribution and habitat preferences
It is endemic to NSW where it is restricted to a single population located in the northern Sydney suburb of Turramurra.
Grows in forest with canopy species including Eucalyptus pilularis, Eucalyptus resinifera, Corymbia gummifera and Angophora costata. The understorey is open and includes species of Poaceae, Orchidaceae, Fabaceae and Liliaceae.
It grows in light clay soils occuring on a shale sandstone soil transition. (NSW Government)
Behaviour
They mainly flower in October and November, but have an odd flower throughout the year. (NSW Government)
