Astrotricha latifolia
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| Broad-leaf star-hair | |
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| Leaves near Elvina Bay | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Araliaceae |
| Genus: | Astrotricha |
| Species: | A. latifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Astrotricha latifolia | |
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Astrotricha latifolia, known as the broad-leaf star-hair,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the Family Araliaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a large shrub with oblong to egg-shaped or elliptic leaves, and yellowish-green flowers.
Astrotricha latifolia is a large shrub that typically grows to a height of 2–4 m (6 ft 7 in – 13 ft 1 in), sometimes to 9 m (30 ft) and usually has many erect to spreading branches. Its young branches are covered with loose, fluffy hairs. The leaves are oblong to egg-shaped or elliptic, sometimes shield-shaped, 80–220 mm (3.1–8.7 in) long and 20–80 mm (0.79–3.15 in) wide on a petiole 25–80 mm (0.98–3.15 in) long. The upper surface of the leaves is smooth and green, the lower side sparsely hairy with the network of veins visible underneath. The flowers are borne in a large inflorescence up to 300 mm (12 in) long and are greenish-yellow. Flowering occursin October and November and the fruit is not winged.[2][3][4][5]