1.
Stenanthemum pimeleoides
2. Spyridium vexilliferum
3. Pomaderris elliptica
4. Cryptandra exilis
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family of trees and shrubs is another relatively prominent component
of Tasmania's native scleromorphic flora. Most species occur in heath or
dry sclerophyll, but Pomaderris apetala is a major component
of wet sclerophyll vegetation and one species (Cryptandra alpina)
is alpine. The plants often have the smaller stems and undersides
of the leaves covered a pale or rusty indumentum of hairs. The leaves
are mostly alternate (apart from Discaria with its distinctive
spinous stems). Some species have narrow (linear) leaves, but
most species have more or less ovate or elliptical leaves with obvious
veins. The flowers are often small and are sometime grouped in
heads, which have conspicuous pale bracts. The five sepals are usually
free, spreading and conspicuous. The petals are small or absent and often
form small
hoods over the stamens. In Cryptandra and Stenanthemum
the floral disc is extended into hypanthium that can resemble a corolla
tube. The sepals, petals and stamens are attached to the top of this
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