''Stackhousia viminea'' the ''Slender Stackhousia'' is a common small

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plant. It grows to 70 cm tall. The habitat is

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, pastures,

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woodland and forest, usually in moist areas. It features attractive yellowish/red flowers. The specific epithet ''viminea'' refers to the slender stems. The genus is named after the botanist and artist, John Stackhouse.Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, page 133 First collected at Sydney by John White. And described a few years later by the prolific English botanist James Smith.

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Stackhousia Flora of South Australia Flora of Tasmania Flora of Victoria (Australia) Flora of Western Australia Flora of New South Wales Flora of the Northern Territory {{Celastraceae-stub