About Pomaderris prunifolia A.Cunn. ex Fenzl
Pomaderris prunifolia, commonly called plum-leaf pomaderris, is a shrub that grows up to 4 metres (13 feet) high. Its stems are covered in rust-coloured star-shaped hairs. The leaves of this species range from egg-shaped to oblong to roughly elliptic, measuring 2–4 cm (0.79–1.57 in) long and 8–15 mm (0.31–0.59 in) wide. The upper leaf surface is wrinkled and rough, with simple hairs, and is rarely smooth; leaf margins are more or less toothed, the leaf underside has roughly rust-coloured star-shaped hairs, and leaves end in a broadly acute tip. Yellow flowers of this plant grow in panicles, each flower borne on a short pedicel. Its seed capsule has long rusty hairs, while the hypanthium has long whitish hairs. This is an uncommon species. It grows in rocky locations, mostly near creeks, in areas south of the Hunter Valley, west of the Nandewar Range and Chandler River gorge.
