ON THIS PLANT
Lomatia ilicifolia, commonly known as holly lomatia or native holly, is a plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It is a stiff, erect shrub with hairy, rust-coloured new growth and which recovers from fire from a lignotuber. It has dull green, leathery, prickly, holly-like leaves and long sprays of cream flowers, usually after fire.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Lomatia
- Family
- Proteaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Holly lomatia en Native-holly
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