Asterolasia hexapetala

Asterolasia hexapetala
In Maranoa Gardens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Asterolasia
Species:
A. hexapetala
Binomial name
Asterolasia hexapetala
Synonyms[1]
  • Asterolasia correifolia var. mollis Maiden & Betche
  • Asterolasia mollis Benth. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
  • Eriostemon mollis F.Muell. nom. illeg.
  • Phebalium hexapetalum A.Juss.
Yellow form

Asterolasia hexapetala is a species of erect, spreading shrub that is endemic to the Warrumbungles in New South Wales. It has oblong to elliptical leaves with star-shaped hairs, especially on the lower surface, and white flowers arranged in small groups in leaf axils and on the ends of branchlets, the back of the petals densely covered with white, yellow or brown, woolly star-shaped hairs.

  1. ^ a b "Asterolasia hexapetala". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 8 July 2020.