Commersonia salviifolia

Commersonia salviifolia is a somewhat open shrub that typically grows to 1–4 m (3 ft 3 in – 13 ft 1 in) high and 1–2 m (3 ft 3 in – 6 ft 7 in) wide, its new growth densely covered white hairs. The leaves are lance-shaped, mostly 50–100 mm (2.0–3.9 in) long and 15–30 mm (0.59–1.18 in) wide on a petiole 2–10 mm (0.079–0.394 in) long with triangular stipules 3–10 mm (0.12–0.39 in) long at the base. The edges of the leaves sometimes have irregulr serrations, the upper surface is covered with velvety hairs, and the lower surface is densely covered with white hairs. The flowers are arranged in crowded clusters of 5 to 30 on a peduncle 8–10 mm (0.31–0.39 in) long, each flower on a pedicel 2–7 mm (0.079–0.276 in) long with a bract 2–7 mm (0.079–0.276 in) long at the base. The flowers are about 10 mm (0.39 in) wide with five petal-like sepals that are pink at first, later white, and densely hairy on the back, the petals with a narrow, hairy ligule. Flowering occurs from July to November and the fruit is a spherical capsule 5–9.5 mm (0.20–0.37 in) in diameter and covered with star-shaped hairs and dense bristles.^[2][3]