About Pomaderris lanigera (Andrews) Sims
Pomaderris lanigera (Andrews) Sims is a shrub that typically grows between 0.5 and 3 metres (1 foot 8 inches to 9 feet 10 inches) tall. Its branchlets are covered in shaggy, rust-coloured, star-shaped hairs. The leaves are lance-shaped to egg-shaped or elliptic, 40 to 130 millimetres (1.6 to 5.1 inches) long and 20 to 50 millimetres (0.79 to 1.97 inches) wide. Stipules 4 to 6 millimetres (0.16 to 0.24 inches) long grow at the base of each leaf, but these fall off as the leaf matures. The upper leaf surface has a small number of erect hairs, while the lower surface is covered in shaggy, rust-coloured, star-shaped hairs. The flowers of this species are yellow, with shaggy rust-coloured hairs covering the back of the flower. Flowers are arranged in more or less hemispherical panicles that are 40 to 120 millimetres (1.6 to 4.7 inches) in diameter. Each individual flower grows on a pedicel 2.5 to 5.5 millimetres (0.098 to 0.217 inches) long, with bracts at the base that fall off when the flower opens. The floral cup measures 1.0 to 1.5 millimetres (0.039 to 0.059 inches) long, and the sepals are 2 to 3 millimetres (0.079 to 0.118 inches) long and fall off as the flowers open. The petals are spatula-shaped, and 1.5 to 2.5 millimetres (0.059 to 0.098 inches) long. Flowering occurs between August and October. Pomaderris lanigera is widespread in forest growing on the coast and nearby coastal ranges, ranging from south-eastern Queensland through New South Wales to an area near Melbourne in Victoria.
