Rhamnaceae Wildflowers

Buckthorn Family

Stephen L (Clare) SA — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 06:26:00 GMT

Trees, shrubs, and lianas, or herbs (Crumenaria). ‘Normal’ plants, or switch-plants; often with the principal photosynthesizing function transferred to stems. Leaves well developed, or much reduced. Self supporting, or climbing; climbers tendril climbers, or scrambling. Leptocaul. Mesophytic, or xerophytic. Leaves alternate, or opposite; when alternate, spiral; ‘herbaceous’, or membranous, or modified into spines; petiolate to sessile; non-sheathing; simple. Leaf blades entire; one-veined, or pinnately veined, or palmately veined; cross-venulate. Leaves with stipules, or without stipules. Stipules when present, intrapetiolar; free of one another; scaly, or spiny. Domatia recorded (4 genera); represented by pits, or pockets, or hair tufts. Stem anatomy. Nodes tri-lacunar. Secondary thickening developing from a conventional cambial ring.
Family: Rhamnaceae Genus: Rhamnus Main Flower Colour: White

Cryptandra

Member - John and Val — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 03:50:00 GMT

Rounded dense shrub to 1m tall. Leaves spear shaped, about 1.5cm long tapering to a pointed end.
Family: Rhamnaceae Genus: Cryptandra Species: scortechinii Main Flower Colour: White

Narrow Leaved Spyridium

Stephen L (Clare) SA — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 06:27:00 GMT

A small shrub with furry branches and narrow leaves. The flowers are white velvety leaves surrounded by tiny yellow flowers.
Family: Rhamnaceae Genus: Spyridium Species: phylicoides Main Flower Colour: White

Scurfy Pomaderris

Stephen L (Clare) SA — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 06:27:00 GMT

Shrub to 50 cm high, stems rusty stellate-tomentose. Leaves ovate to broad-elliptic, usually 1–2 cm long, 5–15 mm wide, margins ± crenate, often with a whitish border; upper surface ± glabrous; lower surface tomentose with ± rusty stellate hairs. Flowers yellow, pedicellate in loose panicles. Sepals persistent in fruit. Petals absent. Capsule and hypanthium with only short stellate hairs.
Family: Rhamnaceae Genus: Pomaderris Species: paniculosa Main Flower Colour: Red

Thyme Leaf Spyridium

Stephen L (Clare) SA — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 06:27:00 GMT

This small South Australian endemic shrub has furry branches with narrow leaves. The flowers are white velvety floral leaves surrounded by tiny yellow flowers.
Family: Rhamnaceae Genus: Spyridium Species: phylicoides Main Flower Colour: White