Dodonaea stenozyga F.Muell.

About Dodonaea stenozyga F.Muell.

Dodonaea stenozyga F.Muell. is an upright, rounded shrub that grows up to 1.5 meters (4 feet 11 inches) tall. It has paripinnate leaves that are 1–3.8 cm (0.39–1.50 in) long, borne on a petiole 9.5–20 mm (0.37–0.79 in) long. Each leaf holds 2 to 6 linear leaflets, which measure 8–13.5 mm (0.31–0.53 in) long, have rounded tips, and sometimes have slightly downward-curled edges. Flowers usually grow in pairs or groups of three, and each flower sits on a pedicel 4–8.5 mm (0.16–0.33 in) long. The flowers have four oval-shaped sepals, 1.5–3.2 mm (0.059–0.126 in) long, that fall off early. Flowering of this species has been recorded in September. The fruit is a 4-winged capsule, broadly elliptic to broadly egg-shaped, measuring 8.5–14.5 mm (0.33–0.57 in) long and 10–17 mm (0.39–0.67 in) wide. Its wings are 3–6.5 mm (0.12–0.26 in) wide, and the capsule is smooth and leathery. Commonly called desert hop-bush, this species grows in semi-arid areas, in mallee scrub or open woodland, across Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales and Western Australia.