Zieria adenophora
| Araluen Zieria | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Zieria |
| Species: | Z. adenophora |
| Binomial name | |
| Zieria adenophora Blakely | |
Zieria adenophora, also known as the Araluen Zieria is an Australian plant in the Citrus family, only found near Araluen, New South Wales. It grows on a granite hillside, less than two hundred plants are known from this one site. A spreading shrub, up to a metre high, with small glossy and warty leaves. White or pink four-petaled flowers form in spring. The fruit capsule is warty and hairless.
Trampling by feral goats causes a serious threat to the survival of this plant. Listed as critically endangered in New South Wales.[1]
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