Pomaderris pilifera subsp. talpicutica

Botanical Name: Pomaderris pilifera subsp. talpicutica
Common Name: Moleskin dogwood
Family: Rhamnaceae
Size: 1-2m h x 1-2m w
Flowering Time: Spring
Habitat/distribution: dry hillside on the east of Derwent River and NW of St Marys
Rare and endangered

Where to See: very small population on the ridge south of Tommys Bight in East Risdon State Reserve; small occurrence west of Avenue River Regional Reserve on the summit of the Pimple off Pimple Road in Evercreech Forestry Reserve.
Note: Pomaderris pilifera subsp. talpicutica differs from P. pilifera subsp. pilifera in that the upper leaf surface is covered with very fine hairs giving the surface a grey velvety appearance hence the resemblance that gives the species the common name ‘Moleskin dogwood’. The mid veins of the leaves very often end in a short blunt mucro (indentation). P. pilifera subsp. pilifera is wide spread in eastern and northern Tasmania and Victoria.