About Phebalium bullatum J.M.Black
Phebalium bullatum, commonly known as silvery phebalium, is a shrub that usually reaches a height of 2 metres (6 feet 7 inches). The entire plant is more or less covered in silvery scales, and its branchlets also bear warty glands. The leaves are thick, ranging in shape from narrow oblong to narrow wedge-shaped, and measure 6–12 mm (0.24–0.47 in) long and 1.5–2 mm (0.059–0.079 in) wide. They grow on a short petiole and are V-shaped in cross-section. The upper leaf surface is hairless and channelled, while the lower surface is convex and covered in silvery scales. Its flowers are yellow, arranged in umbels of around six flowers, with each flower borne on a pedicel approximately 5 mm (0.20 in) long. The calyx is hemispherical, about 1.5 mm (0.059 in) long, and has broad triangular teeth. The petals are broadly elliptical, around 3 mm (0.12 in) long and 2 mm (0.079 in) wide, with silvery scales on their outer back surface. Flowering takes place from August to October. This species grows on sandy soils in mallee scrub, occurring between the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia and north-western Victoria.
