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Zieria smithii

Sandfly Bush

Rutaceae

Description:

Open, branching shrub 2-3m, on moist slopes and in gullies. Stems warty. Leaves opposite, trifoliolate, each leaflet to 4.5cm x 5mm, paler below, aromatic when crushed. White, 4-petalled 4mm flowers, winter to spring. The similar Zieria abscondita, with warty leaves has been discovered on rhyolite at Crossdale.

Special Features:

Natural Habitat:

Wet Eucalypt Forest

Tree/Shrub Height:

Open, branching shrub 2-3m

Aspect:

Soil/Conditions:

Moist

Flower Colour:

White

Zieria smithii - Sandfly Bush

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