Rhamnaceae

Discaria pubescens (Brongn.) Druce

Family: Rhamnaceae
Genus: Discaria

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Discaria pubescens: Rigid shrub 0.4–2.5 m tall and dominated by 15–50 mm long spines as leaves often fall early. Leaves are ovate to oblong, 3–15 mm long. Flowers are about 3 mm wi — Photo: Macleay Grass Man, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Synonyms

Colletia cunninghamii Fenzl
Colletia pubescens Brongn.
Discaria australis Hook.

Photos

Photo: Macleay Grass Man, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Macleay Grass Man, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Macleay Grass Man, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Macleay Grass Man, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Macleay Grass Man, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Macleay Grass Man, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Macleay Grass Man, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Macleay Grass Man, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Thomas Mesaglio, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.