Phebalium squamulosum
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Phebalium squamulosum is a shrub or tree species which is endemic to eastern Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

. It is known by the common names Scaly Phebalium or Forest Phebalium, the latter shared with the related species Leionema ambiens
Leionema ambiens
Leionema ambiens is a rare shrub growing in the Guyra district of New South Wales, Australia. It has a ROTAP listing of 3RC-.The habitat is near granite boulders, it grows to 2.5 metres tall. White flowers appear on cymes in the spring months, petals 4.5 mm long. Leaves are 6 to 10 cm long, 2.5 to...

. It grows to between 1 and 7 metres in height.

There are a number of recognised subspecies
Subspecies
Subspecies in biological classification, is either a taxonomic rank subordinate to species, ora taxonomic unit in that rank . A subspecies cannot be recognized in isolation: a species will either be recognized as having no subspecies at all or two or more, never just one...

as follows:
  • P. squamulosum subsp. alpinum (Benth.) Paul G.Wilson - Alpine Phebalium
  • P. squamulosum subsp. argenteum Paul G.Wilson - Silvery Phebalium
  • P. squamulosum subsp. coriaceum Paul G.Wilson
  • P. squamulosum subsp. gracile Paul G.Wilson
  • P. squamulosum subsp. lineare Paul G.Wilson
  • P. squamulosum subsp. ozothamnoides (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson - Mountain Phebalium
  • P. squamulosum Vent. subsp. squamulosum - Forest Phebalium
  • P. squamulosum subsp. verrucosum Paul G.Wilson

Cultivation

Phebalium squamulosum is cultivated as an ornamental flowering shrub. The species is frost tolerant and performs best in a well-drained, partially shaded position with a cool, moist root zone.
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