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Geijera linearifolia (DC.) J.M.Black
Oilbush

Reference
Fl.S.Austral. 346 (1924)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect, much-branched shrub or tree, 1-3 m high. Fl. white-green, Aug to Nov. Sandy & clayey soils. Rocky limestone, flats, edges of salt lakes.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 21 August 1996

Scientific Description

Shrub, spines absent; branchlets smooth, without distinct raised glands, +/- cylindrical in cross-section, glabrous. Leaves alternate, simple, 15-55 mm long, 2-3 mm wide, flat, the margins flat, smooth, without distinct raised glands, glabrous; stipular excrescences absent. Flowers in axillary, loose clusters (cymes or panicles) or in terminal, loose clusters (cymes or panicles); pedicels 2 mm long; calyx present, 0.5-1 mm long, smooth, without distinct raised glands, glabrous; corolla white or cream or green, petals five, 2.5-2.7 mm long, valvate (not overlapping), free, glabrous; stamens the same number as petals, 0.7 mm long, smooth, glabrous; anthers 0.4-0.5 mm long, without an appendage. Flowers in August, September, October and November. Occurs in the Eremaean and South-West Botanical Province, in the Pilbara, Coolgardie, Nullabor, Hampton, Mallee and Esperance IBRA region(s). Conservation Code: Priority Three (P3).

C. Hollister and K.R. Thiele, 14 November 2023

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Great Victoria Desert, Hampton, Mallee, Nullarbor.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Mallee, Hampton, Mardabilla, Nullarbor Plain, Recherche, Shield.
IMCRA Regions
Eucla.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Dundas, Esperance, Kalgoorlie-Boulder.