Spyridium

E95061

Spyridium is a genus of flowering shrubs native mainly to Australia, known for their small, clustered flowers and often woolly or hairy foliage.

Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Trymalium 1

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf plant genus
taxon
belongsTo Rhamnaceae genera
clade Magnoliophyta
surface form: Angiosperms

Eudicots
Rosids NERFINISHED
commonName spyridium
describedIn 19th century botanical literature
distribution temperate regions of Australia
ecologicalRole understorey shrub
family Rhamnaceae
flowerArrangement clusters
heads
flowerColor cream
white
habitat coastal scrub
dry sclerophyll forest
heathland
shrubland
hasFlowerType small clustered flowers
hasGrowthForm shrub
small shrub
hasLeafCharacteristic hairy foliage
woolly foliage
isEndemicTo Australia NERFINISHED
isWoody true
kingdom Plantae
leafArrangement alternate leaves
leafSurface often pubescent
often tomentose
lifeCycle perennial
nativeTo Australia
New South Wales
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia NERFINISHED
southern Australia
order Rosales
photosyntheticPathway C3
pollination insect-pollinated
reproduction sexual reproduction via flowers
seedDispersal gravity-dispersed seeds
taxonRank genus

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rhamnaceae hasMember Spyridium
Rhamnaceae hasMember Spyridium
this entity surface form: Trymalium