Sapindaceae Wildflowers

Desert Pepperflower

John Baas — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 06:41:00 GMT

Prostrate to ascending perennial, herb, 0.15-0.4(-0.6) m high, to 4 m wide. Fl. white-pink, Apr to Sep. Sandy or loamy soils. Sandplains, sand dunes, stony flats & hillsides
Family: Sapindaceae Genus: Diplopeltis Species: stuartii Main Flower Colour: White

Diplopeltis huegelii

Member - John and Val — Sat, 10 Jan 2015 07:45:00 GMT

A sparse shrub growing about 1.5m high and forming a dense roadside colony. Flowers at the ends of branches, each with 4 pale mauve "stalked" petals and 5 sepals.
Family: Sapindaceae Genus: Diplopeltis Species: huegelii Main Flower Colour: Mauve

Dodonaea rigida

John Baas — Sat, 20 Dec 2014 10:00:00 GMT

Widespread across desert areas. Erect shrub, 0.7-2 m high. Sandy soils. Sand dunes, rocky ironstone rises.
Family: Sapindaceae Genus: Dodonaea Species: rigida Main Flower Colour: Red

Dwarf Hop Bush - SA Endemic

Stephen L (Clare) SA — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 06:41:00 GMT

Dioecious spreading shrub to 1 m. Leaves imparipinnate, 0.9–2.6 cm long excluding petiole, rarely to 4.5 cm; lateral leaflets 2–14, obtriangular, obovate, rarely oblanceolate, entire, attenuate to broadly cuneate at base, 3–8 mm long, 2–7 mm wide, glabrous or sometimes with sparse hairs on midrib below; apex 3–7-toothed, terminal leaflet elliptic or obovate, entire or rarely toothed or divided, smaller than laterals; petiole 1–4 mm long. Flowers solitary or in 3–5-flowered terminal cymes; pedicels 1.5–4 mm long. Sepals 4, lanceolate to ovate, 1.8–2.8 mm long, persistent. Stamens 8. Ovary glabrous. Capsule 4-lobed, oblong in lateral view, 4.5–7 mm long, 4.5–6 mm wide, with dense glandular hairs; appendages absent; dehiscence septifragal. Fig. 32D. Occurs in southern S.A. on Eyre, Yorke and Fleurieu Peninsulas and on Kangaroo Is. A shrub of mallee scrub on limestone or calcareous soils overlying limestone.
Family: Sapindaceae Genus: Dodonaea Species: humilis Main Flower Colour: Red

Hopbush

Member - John and Val — Sun, 18 May 2014 02:21:00 GMT

Forget flowers, its the colourful seed pods that look a bit like hops used to flavour beer that make these plants distinctive. Much branched, dense low shrub to 1m high. Leaves with up to 3 pairs of round leaflets, sticky. Separate inconspicuous male and female flowers. Seeds enclosed in a colourful 3 or 4-winged capsule. Growing in stony area.
Family: Sapindaceae Genus: Dodonaea Species: microzyga Main Flower Colour: Other

Narrow-leaf Hop-bush

Stephen L (Clare) SA — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 06:42:00 GMT

Leaves variable, rarely elliptic, 1–25 mm wide, with length:breadth ratio of usually >4:1; capsule 3–4-winged, broad-elliptic to transverse- elliptic in lateral view; body of carpel (excluding wings) <6 mm wide. Leaves linear, lanceolate to narrow-elliptic or rarely oblanceolate, with length:breadth ratio of 5–15:1, rarely to 30:1. Leaves linear-lanceolate, linear to narrow-oblong or rarely oblanceolate, <10 mm wide. Leaves linear to narrow-oblong, rarely oblanceolate, not narrowly tapered at apex, sessile or petiole 1–10 mm long. Leaves 1–6 mm wide, with length:breadth ratio of >7.5:1, linear to narrow-oblong, rarely oblanceolate, sessile. Erect shrub to 4 m high. Leaves 3–9.5 cm long, 1–6 mm wide, apex acute to obtuse, margins irregularly sinuate or toothed.
Family: Sapindaceae Genus: Dodonaea Species: viscosa subsp. angustissima Main Flower Colour: Red