Geleznowia verrucosa
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| Geleznowia verrucosa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Geleznowia |
| Species: | G. verrucosa |
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| Geleznowia verrucosa | |
Geleznowia verrucosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Rutaceae. It is a small shrub with oval-shaped leaves, yellow flowers and is endemic to Western Australia.
Geleznowia verrucosa is a shrub to 1 m (3 ft 3 in) high with warty branchlets that are covered with star-shaped hairs or scales. The thick, oval-shaped leaves are arranged alternately, 3–6 mm (0.12–0.24 in) long, 2–2.5 mm (0.079–0.098 in) wide, warty, margins flat, leaves covered in scales or star-shaped hairs. The yellow flowers are borne at the end of branchlets, outer yellow-green bracts are 5–8 mm (0.20–0.31 in) long, calyx 6–12 mm (0.24–0.47 in) long, warty, mostly smooth except for small, star-shaped hairs on the edges, petals 6–8 mm (0.24–0.31 in) long, overlapping and smooth. Flowering occurs in July to October.[2][3]