Pomaderris andromedifolia f. 'narrow-leaved' APNI* 
Description: Shrub 1–2 m high, young stems rusty-tomentose, hairs simple.
Leaves variable, lanceolate or narrow-elliptic to elliptic or rarely oblanceolate, 1–5 cm long, 3–15 mm wide, apex acute to obtuse; margins sometimes recurved; upper surface glabrous; lower surface whitish to rusty with at least some forwardly appressed simple hairs above a whitish tomentum; secondary veins 7–12 pairs, distinct, often rusty.
Flowers cream to yellow in terminal panicles 1–4 cm diam. Petals auriculate, margins toothed. Hypanthium, sepals and capsule with long whitish hairs; mericarps opening by a round aperture below the middle.
Distribution and occurrence: Widespread, especially in open forest along the escarpment. Especially in open forest.
NSW subdivisions: CC, NT, CT, ST
Text by G.J. Harden
Taxon concept: G.J. Harden (1990)
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