Velvety geebung facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Velvety geebung |
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Persoonia
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subvelutina
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The Velvety Geebung, also known as Persoonia subvelutina, is a special plant. It belongs to the Proteaceae family. You can only find it growing naturally in south-eastern Australia. This plant is a small tree or a spreading bush. Its young branches are a bit hairy. It has interesting leaves that can be different shapes, like an oval or a spear. Its yellow flowers grow alone on small stalks, about 1–4 mm (0.039–0.157 in) long.
What the Velvety Geebung Looks Like
The Velvety Geebung is a spreading bush or a small tree. It usually grows to be about 0.5–5 m (1 ft 8 in – 16 ft 5 in) tall. Its young branches have soft hairs. The leaves are about 30–70 mm (1.2–2.8 in) long and 6–15 mm (0.24–0.59 in) wide. Their edges often curve downwards.
Flowers and Fruit
The flowers are yellow and grow by themselves where a leaf meets the stem. Each flower sits on a small, hairy stalk that is about 1–4 mm (0.039–0.157 in) long. The flower parts, called tepals, are also hairy and measure 11–15 mm (0.43–0.59 in) long.
Velvety Geebungs bloom during the summer. After the flowers, the plant grows a fruit. This fruit is green and shaped like an oval. It is a type of drupe, which means it has a hard pit inside. The fruit can grow up to 14 mm (0.55 in) long and 12 mm (0.47 in) wide.
Where Velvety Geebung Grows
The Velvety Geebung lives in woodlands and forests. You can find it in the area between Brindabella in New South Wales and the mountain forests of north-eastern Victoria.
