About Zieria scopulus Duretto & P.I.Forst.
Zieria scopulus is an open, compact shrub that grows to a height of 1 metre (3 feet) or more, and has wiry branches. Its leaves are made up of three more or less elliptic leaflets, with the central leaflet measuring 11–23 mm (0.4–0.9 in) long and 3–9 mm (0.1–0.4 in) wide. The leaf petiole is 5–11 mm (0.2–0.4 in) long. The edges of the leaflets are wavy, particularly near the tip. Flowers are arranged in groups of up to twenty in leaf axils, though only one to three flowers are open at the same time. These flower groups grow on a stalk that is 4–18 mm (0.2–0.7 in) long. The flowers are surrounded by scale-like bracts that stay present through the flowering period. The sepals are triangular, about 1 mm (0.04 in) long and wide. The four petals are white, elliptic in shape, about 2 mm (0.08 in) long and 1.5 mm (0.06 in) wide, with star-like hairs on their outer surface. Each flower has four stamens. Flowering takes place in May and June, and is followed by fruit that are smooth, hairless capsules 3 mm (0.1 in) long and around 2 mm (0.08 in) wide. This species of zieria is only known from Mount Elliot and Flinders Peak near Ipswich, where it grows in stony cracks and crevices of trachyte.
