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Adriana tomentosa
Female flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Genus:	Adriana
Species:	A. tomentosa
Binomial name
Adriana tomentosa Gaudich.
Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms
Adriana gaudichaudii Baill. Adriana gaudichaudii var. genuina Baill. Ricinus tomentosus Thunb.

Adriana tomentosa (common name - Mallee bitterbush) is a species of plant in the Euphorbiaceae family and is endemic to mainland Australia.

It was first described by Charles Gaudichaud-Beaupré in 1825.

Description

Adriana tomentosa is a shrub to about 2 m high. Male and female flowers are on separate plants.

Gallery

• Male flowers
• Habit of male plant

References

1. ^ "Adriana tomentosa (Thunb.) Gaudich. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
2. "PlantNET - FloraOnline; Adriana tomentosa". plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
3. "Adriana tomentosa". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
4. Gaudichaud-Beaupre, C. (1825). "Adriana, nouveau genre de plante la famille des Euphorbiaceae". Annales des Sciences Naturelles. 5: 223.
5. "Adriana tomentosa var. tomentosa". apps.lucidcentral.org. Retrieved 7 December 2021.

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