Scientific Name: Hibbertia vestita var. vestita

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  • Pronunciation:
    hee-BERT-ee-ah ves-TEE-tar
  • Common Name:
    Hairy Guinea Flower
  • Type:
    Groundcover
  • Family:
    DILLENIACEAE
  • Flowers:
    Yellow, spring, summer
  • Vegetation Type:
    Dry Eucalypt Forest, Coastal heath
  • Species List:
    EdingtonDr, Cooroibah, Emu Mt., NLTalks2010, Cooroibah Airstrip, Weyba Nature Refuge, Eumarella Rd., Wooroi Day Use Area Tracks, NNP Parkedge/Alex, Cooroibah 26.4.09, Fraser Island, Cranks Creek, Batianoff 87, NNP Viewland/Brunjes, Noosa North Shore PS, TAFE, Girraween, Emu Swamp, NNP Coastal, Noosa River NP, BHNR, NNS,
Identification Notes

Small leaves to 7mm. Leaves and stems hairy. Flowers the size of a 10 cent piece, stamens symmetrically arranged.

Associated Fauna

Known food plant of Ground Parrots.

Landscaping Notes

Spreading rockery plant for well drained soils, sunny position. Very ornamental in flower, dense, attractive foliage. Useful for protected seaside planting.