Taxonomic status:Accepted
Occurrence status:Present
Establishment means:Naturalised
Erect evergreen shrub to c. 3 m high; new growth pubescent. Leaves simple, elliptic to obovate, mostly 3–8 cm long, 1.5–4 cm wide, base cuneate, apex acute or obtuse, mucronate, upper surface glabrous, lower surface white-tomentose, sometimes glabrescent, slightly glaucous; petiole 5–10 mm long; stipules small, caducous. Inflorescence a many-flowered corymb; pedicels densely pubescent. Sepals 5, densely pubescent; petals 5, suborbicular, 2–3 mm long, clawed, white. Pome slightly obovoid, 7–8 mm diam., glabrous, red; seeds 2. Flowers summer.
*CVU, *DunT, *EGL, *GipP, *Glep, *Gold, *GGr, *HNF, *HSF, *MuF, *OtP, *Strz, *VVP, *Wim. Also naturalised WA, SA, NSW, ACT, Tas. Native of China. A widely cultivated plant that has become naturalised in bushland from nearby gardens at a number of sites in cooler areas of the state (e.g. Bogong Village, near Casterton, Dandenong Ranges).
| Bioregion | Occurrence status | Establishment means | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wimmera | present | naturalised | |
| Glenelg Plain | present | naturalised | |
| Victorian Volcanic Plain | present | naturalised | |
| Murray Fans | present | naturalised | |
| Gippsland Plain | present | naturalised | |
| Otway Plain | present | naturalised | |
| Goldfields | present | naturalised | |
| Central Victorian Uplands | present | naturalised | |
| Greater Grampians | present | naturalised | |
| Dundas Tablelands | present | naturalised | |
| East Gippsland Lowlands | present | naturalised | |
| Highlands-Southern Fall | present | naturalised | |
| Highlands-Northern Fall | present | naturalised | |
| Strzelecki Ranges | present | naturalised |
| State |
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| Western Australia |
| South Australia |
| Queensland |
| New South Wales |
| Australian Capital Territory |
| Victoria |
| Tasmania |
