Pittosporaceae Wildflowershttps://www.exploroz.com/wildflowers/pittosporaceae/rss/pittosporaceaeA wildflower is a flower that grows in the wild, meaning it was not intentionally seeded or planted. Use this database to help you find and identify Australia's abundant Wildflowers.en-auCopyright 2001 - 2024 I.T. Beyond Pty Ltd1440https://cdn.exploroz.com/exploroz/images/logo.pngExplorOz Logohttps://www.exploroz.com/wildflowers/pittosporaceae/rss/pittosporaceaeClustered Finger-flowerhttps://www.exploroz.com/wildflowers/661+clustered-finger-flowerhttps://www.exploroz.com/wildflowers/661+clustered-finger-flower<a href="https://www.exploroz.com/wildflowers/661+clustered-finger-flower"><img src="https://cdn.exploroz.com/images/GalleryTag_W661__TN130.jpg" border="0" align="left" hspace="5" /></a> Low shrub to 50cm high. Leaves are narrow, 1-6cm long by 1cm wide, rolled over edges. The flowers are blue, with yellow anthers, 5 petalled and flower during spring. This plant is regarded as endangered in a number of areas including Kangaroo Island where I was lucky enough to find this flower near Cape Borda.<br /> Family: Pittosporaceae &nbsp; Genus: Cheiranthera &nbsp; Species: alternifolia &nbsp; Main Flower Colour: Blue<br />Stephen L (Clare) SAWed, 19 Nov 2014 06:20:00 GMTNative Apricothttps://www.exploroz.com/wildflowers/581+native-apricothttps://www.exploroz.com/wildflowers/581+native-apricot<a href="https://www.exploroz.com/wildflowers/581+native-apricot"><img src="https://cdn.exploroz.com/images/GalleryTag_W581__TN130.jpg" border="0" align="left" hspace="5" /></a> Shrub or tree to c. 10 m high, almost glabrous throughout; branches pendent. Leaves alternate, oblong or linear or narrowly elliptic, 4–12 cm long, 4–12 mm wide, falcate; margin flat, glabrous; apex with a small hooked point; petiole c. 10 mm long. Flowers axillary, solitary or in sessile to pedunculate few-flowered axillary or terminal clusters, sometimes unisexual, fragrant. Sepals 1.5–3.5 mm long, ciliate. Petals usually 7–10 mm long, yellow to cream. Ovary glabrous. Capsule compressed-ovoid to -globose, 8–18 mm long, smooth, glabrous, yellowish, often slightly depressed at pedicel junction; seeds usually 6–8, dark or orange-red. Pittosporum angustifolium is mainly an inland tree and is widespread across much of Australia. It extends from southern Western Australia, across much of South Australia, southern Northern Territory, northeastern Victoria, and over most of western and central New South Wales and Queensland.<br /> Family: Pittosporaceae &nbsp; Genus: Pittosporum &nbsp; Species: angustifolium &nbsp; Main Flower Colour: Cream<br />Stephen L (Clare) SATue, 06 Jan 2015 09:40:00 GMTPainted Marianthushttps://www.exploroz.com/wildflowers/158+painted-marianthushttps://www.exploroz.com/wildflowers/158+painted-marianthus<a href="https://www.exploroz.com/wildflowers/158+painted-marianthus"><img src="https://cdn.exploroz.com/images/GalleryTag_W158__TN130.jpg" border="0" align="left" hspace="5" /></a> Low, erect, spreading shrub or climber, 0.45-3 m high, to 2.0 m wide. Fl. white-cream, Dec or Jan to May. Sand, clay, loam, gravel, sandstone, laterite, granite. Valleys, ridges, hills, flats, sandplains, roadsides.<br /> Family: Pittosporaceae &nbsp; Genus: Marianthus &nbsp; Species: bicolor &nbsp; Main Flower Colour: White<br />John BaasWed, 19 Nov 2014 06:20:00 GMTSweet Appleberryhttps://www.exploroz.com/wildflowers/669+sweet-appleberryhttps://www.exploroz.com/wildflowers/669+sweet-appleberry<a href="https://www.exploroz.com/wildflowers/669+sweet-appleberry"><img src="https://cdn.exploroz.com/images/GalleryTag_W669__TN130.jpg" border="0" align="left" hspace="5" /></a> Robust shrubby twiner or scrambler, stems to a few metres long. Adult leaves alternate, mostly narrowly elliptic, 36–60 mm long, 6–13 mm wide, glabrous; margin usually recurved, never undulate; petiole 1–2 mm long, with lamina extending to base. Inflorescences terminal, mostly sessile, corymbose to umbel-like, up to 12-flowered. Sepals 2–3 mm long, yellow-green. Petals 8–14 mm long, separating above the middle, initially white, cream-coloured or pale yellow, with spreading mauve-red blotches from throat with age; apex hairy. Stamens often 4 with one staminode; filaments tapering; anthers oblong, white. Ovary 5–7 mmlong; style c. 0.5 mm long; stigma large capitate. <br /> Family: Pittosporaceae &nbsp; Genus: Billardiera &nbsp; Species: versicolor &nbsp; Main Flower Colour: Purple<br />Stephen L (Clare) SAWed, 19 Nov 2014 06:20:00 GMTWallflower or Finger Flowerhttps://www.exploroz.com/wildflowers/528+wallflower-or-finger-flowerhttps://www.exploroz.com/wildflowers/528+wallflower-or-finger-flower<a href="https://www.exploroz.com/wildflowers/528+wallflower-or-finger-flower"><img src="https://cdn.exploroz.com/images/GalleryTag_W528__TN130.jpg" border="0" align="left" hspace="5" /></a> Small open shrub to .3m in height. Indigenous to South Aust.,Vic. ,NSW and Qld<br /> Family: Pittosporaceae &nbsp; Genus: Cheiranthera &nbsp; Species: alternifolia &nbsp; Main Flower Colour: Blue<br />Helen and BruceTue, 07 Oct 2014 01:13:00 GMT