Zieria collina

About

Zieria collina commonly known as hill zieria, is a plant in the citrus family, Rutaceae and is endemic to a small area in south-east Queensland. It is a large, spreading shrub with leaves composed of three leaflets, and small flowers with four white petals.

How to spot it

Zieria collina is a spreading shrub with velvety hairs and which grows to a height of 3 m (10 ft). The leaves are arranged in opposite pairs and are composed of elliptic to lance-shaped leaflets 12–20 mm (0.5–0.8 in) long and 3–5 mm (0.1–0.2 in) wide. The upper surface of the leaflets is a darker shade of green than the lower surface and usually has a few hairs and tubercles while the lower surface in densely covered with velvety hairs. The leaf stalk is 1–8 mm (0.04–0.3 in) long. The flowers ar

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Found in

• Nerang Conservation Park / Nerang Forest Reserve — South East Queensland hikes