Dodonaea subglandulifera, commonly known as Peep Hill hop-bush,[2] is a species of plant in the family Sapindaceae and is endemic to South Australia. It is a small, upright shrub with flowers in small groups that are yellow-greenish to red-maroon.
Dodonaea subglandulifera is an upright shrub 1–2m (3ft 3in– 6ft 7in) high with imparipinnate leaves 0.7–1.6cm (0.28–0.63in) long, leaflets linear, rounded at the apex, mostly entire or sometimes with a few teeth, sticky, glandular on the lower surface, smooth, and on a petiole1–3mm (0.039–0.118in) long. The flowers are in groups of 2-3 borne in leaf axils on a pedicel3.5–6.5mm (0.14–0.26in) long, sepals oval-shaped, 1.6–2.5mm (0.063–0.098in) long and falling off early. Flowering occurs from February to August and the fruit is a 3 or 4 winged capsule, elliptic to egg-shaped and with occasional hairs.[3][4]
Taxonomy
Dodonaea subglandulifera was first formally described in 1984 by Judith Gay West and the description was published in Brunonia.[5][6]
Distribution and habitat
Peep Hill hop-bush grows in semi-arid locations in south-eastern South Australia.[3]
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