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Persoonia mollis

Persoonia mollis R.Br.
Persoonia mollis
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Persoonia mollis, known as soft geebung, is a shrub in the Proteaceae family, native to New South Wales. It was described in 1810 by R.Br. and is characterized by linear to spatula-shaped leaves, yellow flowers in clusters on a rachis up to 150 mm long, and small fruit.

Description

Persoonia mollis is an erect to prostrate shrub found in New South Wales. It belongs to the Proteaceae family and is distinguished by its yellow flowers, which occur in groups of up to thirty on a rachis that can reach 150 mm in length. The leaves are linear to oblong or spatula-shaped, and the plant produces relatively small fruit. The species was first described in 1810 by Robert Brown.

Distribution

Global · New South Wales

Synonyms

Linkia mollisPersoonia myrsinites

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