Pomaderris apetala

Stellate hairs on underside of leaf of Pomaderris apetala (pale form) collected from the Lonnavale Road, Tasmania.

Seed sample of Pomaderris apetala (Common Dogwood). Mature seeds are typically dark brown. Immature or infested seeds are typically tan brown. White appendage is an elaiosome. This collection shows a common syndrome observed in Pomaderrris apetala where the membraneous operculum fails or only partly develops in the coccarium segments and so fails to release the seed.

Seed sample of Pomaderris apetala (Common Dogwood). Mature seeds are typically dark brown. Immature or infested seeds are typically tan brown. White appendage is an elaiosome. This collection shows a common syndrome observed in Pomaderrris apetala where the membraneous operculum fails or only partly develops in the coccarium segments and so fails to release the seed.

Herbarium specimen scan of Pomaderris apetala (standard form) collected from the Lonnavale Road, Tasmania.

Seed sample of Pomaderris apetala (Common Dogwood). Mature seeds are typically dark brown. Immature or infested seeds are typically tan brown. White appendage is an elaiosome. This collection shows a common syndrome observed in Pomaderrris apetala where the membraneous operculum fails or only partly develops in the coccarium segments and so fails to release the seed.

Seed sample of Pomaderris apetala (Common Dogwood). Mature seeds are typically dark brown. Immature or infested seeds are typically tan brown. White appendage is an elaiosome. This collection shows a common syndrome observed in Pomaderrris apetala where the membraneous operculum fails or only partly develops in the coccarium segments and so fails to release the seed.

Stellate hairs on underside of leaf of Pomaderris apetala (rusty form) collected from Mt Dromedary, Tasmania.

Seed sample of Pomaderris apetala (Common Dogwood). Mature seeds are typically dark brown. Immature or infested seeds are typically tan brown. White appendage is an elaiosome. This collection shows a common syndrome observed in Pomaderrris apetala where the membraneous operculum fails or only partly develops in the coccarium segments and so fails to release the seed.

Stellate hairs on underside of leaf of Pomaderris apetala collected from the Sisters Beach, Rocky Cape National Park, Tasmania.Plants at this site resemble descriptions for Pomaderris apetala ssp maritima but have not been confirmed as such.

Herbarium specimen scan of Pomaderris apetala (rusty form) collected from Mt Dromedary, Tasmania.

Seed sample of Pomaderris apetala (Common Dogwood). Mature seeds are typically dark brown. Immature or infested seeds are typically tan brown. White appendage is an elaiosome. This collection shows a common syndrome observed in Pomaderrris apetala where the membraneous operculum fails or only partly develops in the coccarium segments and so fails to release the seed.

Seed sample of Pomaderris apetala (Common Dogwood). Mature seeds are typically dark brown. Immature or infested seeds are typically tan brown. White appendage is an elaiosome. This collection shows a common syndrome observed in Pomaderrris apetala where the membraneous operculum fails or only partly develops in the coccarium segments and so fails to release the seed.

Seed sample of Pomaderris apetala (Common Dogwood). Mature seeds are typically dark brown. Immature or infested seeds are typically tan brown. White appendage is an elaiosome. This collection shows a common syndrome observed in Pomaderrris apetala where the membraneous operculum fails or only partly develops in the coccarium segments and so fails to release the seed.

Seed sample of Pomaderris apetala (Common Dogwood). Mature seeds are typically dark brown. Immature or infested seeds are typically tan brown. White appendage is an elaiosome. This collection shows a common syndrome observed in Pomaderrris apetala where the membraneous operculum fails or only partly develops in the coccarium segments and so fails to release the seed.

Seed sample of Pomaderris apetala (Common Dogwood). Mature seeds are typically dark brown. Immature or infested seeds are typically tan brown. White appendage is an elaiosome. This collection shows a common syndrome observed in Pomaderrris apetala where the membraneous operculum fails or only partly develops in the coccarium segments and so fails to release the seed.

Seed sample of Pomaderris apetala (Common Dogwood). Mature seeds are typically dark brown. Immature or infested seeds are typically tan brown. White appendage is an elaiosome. This collection shows a common syndrome observed in Pomaderrris apetala where the membraneous operculum fails or only partly develops in the coccarium segments and so fails to release the seed.

Seed sample of Pomaderris apetala (Common Dogwood). Mature seeds are typically dark brown. Immature or infested seeds are typically tan brown. White appendage is an elaiosome. This collection shows a common syndrome observed in Pomaderrris apetala where the membraneous operculum fails or only partly develops in the coccarium segments and so fails to release the seed.

Seed sample of Pomaderris apetala (Common Dogwood). Mature seeds are typically dark brown. Immature or infested seeds are typically tan brown. White appendage is an elaiosome. This collection shows a common syndrome observed in Pomaderrris apetala where the membraneous operculum fails or only partly develops in the coccarium segments and so fails to release the seed.

Seed sample of Pomaderris apetala (Common Dogwood). Mature seeds are typically dark brown. Immature or infested seeds are typically tan brown. White appendage is an elaiosome. This collection shows a common syndrome observed in Pomaderrris apetala where the membraneous operculum fails or only partly develops in the coccarium segments and so fails to release the seed.

Seed sample of Pomaderris apetala (Common Dogwood). Mature seeds are typically dark brown. Immature or infested seeds are typically tan brown. White appendage is an elaiosome. This collection shows a common syndrome observed in Pomaderrris apetala where the membraneous operculum fails or only partly develops in the coccarium segments and so fails to release the seed.

Pomaderris apetala in Tropengewächshäuser des Botanischen Gartens, Hamburg

""Pomaderris apetala" subsp. "maritima" displaying flower arrangement and leaf shape. Picture adapted from Walsh, N.J. & Entwisle, T.J. (1999) Dicotyledons: Cornaceae to Asteraceae in 'Flora of Victoria', Inkata Press, Melbourne"

Summary[edit] Description: English: A drawing of Pomaderris apetala subspecies maritima adapted from Flora of Victoria, Volume 4, edited by N.G. Walsh and T.J. Entwisle. Date: 12 March 2018. Source: Own work. Author: Alyceh1.

Summary[edit] Description: English: Pomaderris apetala plant displaying old fruiting bodies. The deeply impressed veins found on the adaxial surface of each leaf are also evident in this photo. Date: 20 February 2018. Source: Own work. Author: Alyceh1.