About Leionema dentatum (Sm.) Paul G.Wilson
Leionema dentatum (Sm.) Paul G.Wilson is a shrub or small tree that grows up to 6 m (20 ft) high, with slender, roughly needle-shaped stems. Its leaves are variable in shape, and may be narrowly oblong, elliptic, lance-shaped or linear, measuring 4–8 cm (1.6–3.1 in) long and 1–8 mm (0.039–0.315 in) wide. Leaves are smooth, with a squared or blunt apex that has two teeth; margins are rolled under or upward and are more or less toothed. The underside of leaves is white, covered in star-shaped hairs, and has a raised midrib. The inflorescence holds about 10 flowers, growing from an angled peduncle that is 2–8 mm (0.079–0.315 in) long; individual flowers are borne on a slender pedicel about 4 mm (0.16 in) long. Calyx lobes are broadly triangular and fleshy. Petals are light yellow to white, about 3.5 mm (0.14 in) long, smooth, and dotted with glands. Fruits sit upright on the stem, are about 3.5 mm (0.14 in) long, and end in a small distinct point. This species grows mostly from Gibraltar Range National Park to the Illawarra region in southern New South Wales, where it occurs on sandstone in dry sclerophyll forests.
