About Philotheca buxifolia (Sm.) Paul G.Wilson
Philotheca buxifolia is a shrub that typically grows to a height of 1.3 meters (4 feet 3 inches). Its branchlets are covered with short, stiff hairs. The leaves of this plant range in shape from round to broadly elliptical or egg-shaped, with the narrower end positioned toward the base; they are 6–12 mm (0.24–0.47 in) long, and wedge-shaped or heart-shaped near the base. Flowers are borne singly on the ends of branchlets, and each flower sits on a pedicel that is 2–4 mm (0.079–0.157 in) long. The sepals are broadly triangular, fleshy, and 1–1.5 mm (0.039–0.059 in) long. The petals are white to pink, broadly elliptical, and 8–15 mm (0.31–0.59 in) long. There are ten stamens, which are free from one another, and each anther has a prominent appendage. Flowering takes place from winter to spring. The fruit is around 7 mm (0.28 in) long, and has a beak that is about 3 mm (0.12 in) long.
This species grows in heath on sandstone in coastal areas of New South Wales, Australia, between Gosford and Ulladulla.
