About Pomaderris obcordata Fenzl
Pomaderris obcordata, commonly called wedge-leaved pomaderris, is a shrub that typically grows 0.3 to 1 metre (1 foot 0 inch to 3 feet 3 inches) tall. Its branchlets are densely covered with a mix of simple and star-shaped hairs. Its leaves are wedge-shaped, narrowly egg-shaped, or heart-shaped with the narrower end at the base, 6 to 18 millimetres (0.24 to 0.71 inches) long and 2 to 12 millimetres (0.079 to 0.472 inches) wide. Each leaf has a 2 to 3 millimetre (0.079 to 0.118 inch) long stipule at its base. The upper surface of the leaf is hairless, while the lower surface is covered in woolly, star-shaped hairs. The flowers range from white to pink, and grow in groups at the ends of branches. Each individual flower sits on a hairy pedicel that is 2 to 3 millimetres (0.079 to 0.118 inches) long. The flower sepals are 1.8 to 2.5 millimetres (0.071 to 0.098 inches) long; this species does not produce petals, and its style is branched at the tip. Flowering occurs mainly from July to September. This species grows in mallee scrub or heath. It is distributed in south-eastern South Australia, where it occurs on the Eyre Peninsula, Yorke Peninsula, and Kangaroo Island. There are only two records from far western Victoria, with the most recent record dating to 1969, and these may reflect inaccurate locality recording.
