''Adriana tomentosa'' (common name - Mallee bitterbush) is a species of plant in the

Euphorbiaceae Euphorbiaceae (), the spurge family, is a large family of flowering plants. In English, they are also commonly called euphorbias, which is also the name of Euphorbia, the type genus of the family. Most spurges, such as ''Euphorbia paralias'', ar ...

family and is endemic to mainland

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

. It was first described by

Charles Gaudichaud-Beaupré Charles Gaudichaud-Beaupré (September 4, 1789 – January 16, 1854) was a French botanist. Biography Gaudichaud was born in Angoulême, to J-J. Gaudichaud and Rose (Mallat) Gaudichaud. He studied pharmacology informally at Cognac and Angoulême, ...

in 1825.

Description

''Adriana tomentosa'' is a shrub to about 2 m high. Male and female flowers are on separate plants.

Gallery

Image:PB060009 Adriana tomentosa - male flowers.jpg, Male flowers Image:PB060004 Adriana tomentosa - habit - male plant.jpg, Habit of male plant

References

Acalypheae Malpighiales of Australia Flora of South Australia Rosids of Western Australia Flora of Victoria (state) Flora of Western Australia Plants described in 1825 Taxa named by Charles Gaudichaud-Beaupré Endemic flora of Australia Flora of the Northern Territory {{Euphorbiaceae-stub