Hibbertia cistiflora subsp. rostrata

Shrubs to 1.5 m high, with spreading, glabrous branches. Vestiture of tubercle-based simple hairs with acicular apex confined to beak of young leaves and the margins of bracts. Leaves linear-lanceolate, 3–18 mm long, 0.5–1.1 mm wide, beaked by protruding central ridge; petiole 0.3–0.9 mm long; upper surface papillose; margins narrow, revolute usually raised above smooth broad central ridge below. Flowers sessile, terminal on mainly short shoots with up to 8 sheathing bracts 0.6–1.3 mm long; sepals 4.9–6.6 mm long, subequal, glabrous; petals obovate, 3.8–7.5 mm long, bright yellow; stamens usually 6 in one cluster; filaments free; carpels 2, glabrous. Flowers Sep.–Nov.