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Unknown Native Bush

Notocactus_Scopia

21 years ago

I am in gladstone at the moment and in the rocky eucalypt forests there are strange little shrubs. The bark it light brown and deeply fissured. It has snal oval green things which are fruit or flower buds. I'll try and get more info and a pic but this is all for now.

John

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Notocactus_Scopia
Original Author
21 years ago
I'd like to add that the leaves are opposite about 4-5cms long and like pointed oval shape(cant remember propper name for that)

John
pos02
21 years ago
Could it be an epacris? Don't know if they grow that far north.
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I'm inclined to think it's a member of the Lonicera genus, a bush honeysuckle, not Symphoricarpos, for a few reasons. The Lonicera flower, like yours, seems to have longer, more flaring lobes, and look less pink, than the Symphoricarpos. The Symphoricarpos, in addition to having a tighter, bell-like, structure seems to have a fleshier flower (although I'm inferring that from pictures). Also Symphoricarpos seems to have a larger and more prominent ovary at the base of the flower. Check out the link below for comparison -- I think it looks quite like yours. Of course you can wait till later in the season to see what the berries are like. If they're red, it's not snowberry. Here is a link that might be useful: Bush honeysuckle
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