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Phylica pubescens

Seed heads on transplanted adventive shrub, 2 April 2020.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Date taken: 02/04/2020, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

One of 4 seedlings in gravel driveway edge, Whanganui.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Date taken: 20/09/2016, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

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Common names

Featherhead, flannel bush

Biostatus

Exotic

Conservation status

Not applicable

Structural class

Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons

Simplified description

Small erect shrub with densely hairy leaves crowded towards the stem tips. First confirmed record of seedlings in NZ is 2016, but reported earlier.

Flower colours

Green, White, Cream

Similar taxa

Phylica plumosa

Detailed taxonomy

Genus

Phylica

Family

Rhamnaceae

Authority

Phylica pubescens Ait.

Endemic family

Ecology

Year naturalised

2016 (but see note above)

Origin

South Africa

Reason for introduction

Ornamental

Life cycle and dispersal

Seeds long-lasting in soil - seedlings emerge with soil disturbance years later

Referencing and citations

Attribution

Fact sheet prepared by Colin C Ogle, Oct 2016

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