Woollsia

Woollsia
Blue Mountains National Park, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Woollsia
F.Muell.
Species: W. pungens
Binomial name
Woollsia pungens
(Cav.) F.Muell.

Woollsia is a monotypic genus in the heath family Ericaceae. The sole species, Woollsia pungens, is a small shrub found in eastern Australia, from Pigeon House Mountain in southern New South Wales north into Queensland.[1]

References

  1. ^ Powell, J.M.. "Genus Woollsia". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=gn&name=Woollsia. Retrieved 2008-10-17.