Hibbertia riparia

Botanical Name: Hibbertia riparia
Common Name: Erect guineaflower
Family: Dilleniaceae
Size: 10-90cm H x 20-60cm W
Leaves: Dark green, narrow/linear to 1cm long with margins rolled under, hairy undersurface.
Flowers: 5 markedly notched yellow petals with 5-12 stamens in a single cluster on one side of the 2 carpels. The flowers are terminal on the short side branches.
Flowering Time: Mainly spring, but often sporadic in summer and autumn.

Fruit: a 2-celled follicle.
Habitat/distribution: Common in moist lowland areas. Also SA, Vic, NSW, Qld.
Where to See: Cheltenham, Tom Gibson, Knocklofty, Peter Murrell, Three Thumbs, and many other Reserves; Meehan Range, Bluff River Gorge, Southern Midlands; Freycinet, Narawntapu and Tasman NPs; Flinders Island.
Other notes: Plants with erect stems in moist areas. Hardy in home gardens, requires good drainage, some sun, responds to pruning for bushy, more floriferous habit.