Zieria pilosa

Zieria pilosa is a shrub which grows to a height of 1 m (3 ft) and has smooth, hairy branches which become glabrous as they age. The leaves are composed of three linear to lance-shaped leaflets with a petiole 1–4 mm (0.04–0.2 in) long. The central leaflet is 10–25 mm (0.4–1 in) long and 2–7 mm (0.08–0.3 in) wide, the leaves with a petiole 0.5–2 mm (0.02–0.08 in) long. The upper surface of the leaflets is flat, dark green and more or less glabrous while the lower surface is a paler green and hairy. The flowers are white to pale pink and are usually arranged singly in leaf axils and are shorter than the leaves. There are four hairy, narrow triangular sepal lobes 2–3 mm (0.08–0.1 in) long and four petals 3–4 mm (0.1–0.2 in) long. The petals are covered with soft hairs. In common with other zierias, there are only four stamens. Flowering mainly occurs in spring and early summer.[1]

Zieria pilosa was first formally described in 1811 by Edward Rudge and the description was published in Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.[2][3] The specific epithet (pilosa) is a Latin word meaning "hairy".[4]

This zieria grows in forest and heath in coastal and near-coastal districts between Taree and Eden.[1]